Tag Archives: students

Fly high, fly far…

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Ms. C

Today is the day. Today a flock of my little birds will leave the nest and go off to their lives beyond college. Today I will applaud their accomplishments and imagine what their bright futures will look like. Today I … Continue reading →

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Validation.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Ms. C

Validation presents itself in many ways.  Today it arrived via a graduating student’s visit.  In the short hour that we visited I was delighted to learn that he realized that so many of the things we have students do in … Continue reading →

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Grading B-I-N-G-O

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ms. C

It is that time of year again – grading time.  I always enter this period with optimism, but about halfway in my optimism starts to degrade and I begin thinking of quicker, less painful ways to grade.  My favorite creative … Continue reading →

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My heart is a tiny piece of coal…

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Ms. C

One of the things that college faculty become well-acquainted with are excuses.  After teaching for a few years you recognize that the same old excuses come up again and again.  I don’t pay too much mind to excuses.  My students … Continue reading →

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Phillip McCollum rocks!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Ms. C

There are times when I am so proud of our students at NDSU.  Last evening was one of those times.  It started when I happened upon a Facebook post on a student-run unofficial NDSU Facebook page called Overheard at NDSU.  … Continue reading →

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