There was an article today in the Montreal Gazette, the first of a 3-part monthly series, about boredom. Specifically about boredom in schools. It's interesting stuff and I recommend it ( Read more... )

I just got confirmation on the timing of my Pennsic classes. To whit ( Read more... )

1. How to not screw up your new job -- as so many people I know (me included) are job hunting or recently employed, I thought this might be timely. Goes beyond the obvious to things that might not be immediately apparent, like "don't try to make friends too quickly."

2. An alternative American dream -- a very short blog post that made me pause ( Read more... )

I ran into the head of Dawson's humanities department today before my shift at the Learning Centre. Here's what he said ( Read more... )

As most of you know, I interviewed last week at Dawson for a short-term replacement position in their humanities department. Specifically, someone is on sick leave, and they don't know when and if she's coming back, so they're looking for someone to take over two of her classes for the time being ( Read more... )

So, many thanks to all the people who wished me luck yesterday for my interview at Dawson. It turns out they're looking for someone to replace a teacher who fell ill suddenly and is out on sick leave for an as-yet undetermined period of time. They've got members of the department covering two of her sections, but they need someone to cover the ( Read more... )

Today I have a job interview with Dawson's humanities department for a short-term teaching contract. I'm supposed to give a 15-minute teaching demonstration in addition to the interview itself. I've prepared as much as I can. Unfortunately, I'm still on the tail end of sick: my nose has (mostly) stopped running, but my throat isn't quite 100 ( Read more... )

First, many many thanks to the people who posted cooking ideas yesterday. I really appreciate your help ( Read more... )

Today's class didn't go well... again. I've only taught them 5 days, and at least two or three of them have gone, if not hideously badly, then much worse than I'd like ( Read more... )

The longer I think about the Edmonton thing, the more my gut is telling me to stay here in Montreal ( Read more... )