May 18, 2008

When they’re wrong…, or, how the heck do I scaffold?

I started this post a long time ago (maybe two or three months ago), but scrapped it. But I’ve decided to finish it up and make a little plea for advice at the end.
What do you do when you ask a question and get a totally wrong answer? Okay, this question screams newbie, but it happens [...]

May 18, 2008

My Blogroll

I’ve been meaning to put a blogroll up for a while. But the problem is that my blogroll is constantly evolving, and I wanted something that updates as I update. 
Well, my RSS reader netvibes — which I’ll tout as currently the Best. Thing. Ever. — allows you to see all the blogs I read, updated. [...]

May 18, 2008

Bad Students Or Bad Teaching?

Okay, so here’s a story I somehow missed from a few months ago. A lecturer of writing at Dartmouth created quite a stir with a threat (then removed, then reinstated) of suing her students and some colleagues. Why? Discrimination. (Honestly, though, who knows of what kind. Even after reading everything, I’m at a loss.)
There have [...]