Teaching Unblindered
Regan A. R. Gurung
July 10, 2023
In a now-classic scene in Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV for those of you keeping track), pilot Luke Skywalker has one shot
In a now-classic scene in Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV for those of you keeping track), pilot Luke Skywalker has one shot
I have a brown wicker chair on my back porch. It is nestled in a little nook, shaded by the overhang of my roof
What if a student was having trouble understanding an assignment, and they asked a smart friend to help them? This person had not taken
A junior colleague asked me whether teaching for many years made me thicker skinned. They wondered whether reading student evaluations gets easier with time.
Do students consider you a “hard-ass”? If so, is that a bad thing? Rigor may have its benefits, but there may just be a
“How do I fill up four hours a week of class time?” At first, this exclamation from a first-year graduate student preparing to teach
Every January, millions of people around the world resolve to do things differently. Some want to eat better. Some want to keep in better
“I’d do things a lot differently if I just had fewer students.”
Have you ever thought or said this? This sentiment has been voiced to
The animals went in two by two to be saved from the flood. To some students, doing poorly on the first exam is also a
On a recent family hike, we tried out a new trail. Winding four miles through forests of Douglas firs, oaks, and ponderosa pines, it switchbacked,
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