I guess Music Monday is a good way to re-enter the realm of my livejournal, after the long hiatus. A few days before, I stumbled over this video in some other journal, and I was immediately reminded how much I love that song. (For some reasons, it touches me even more when I'm in a hormonal down. Don't ask me why!) It's been years since I've last ( Read more... )

Yesterday, class was a bit more dragging than last week. I guess I somewhat overpowered the students, because I wanted too much, and I also was not as focused as in the first week.

So, reminder to self: think better about the smaller steps from one aspect to the other, precise the questions and so you won't lose the red thread.

Anyway, what ( Read more... )

Last week and today, I had "look, my students, I can kill you with these books, they are very heavy"-day. It was alright, but I have to do something about their lack of concentration. And I have to think about something to do when they haven't done their homework for next week. Today, I had only three or four people who had done what I wanted them ( Read more... )

I'm tired, and the "resecue remedy drops" are still working. First day of the course was better than last semester. Today, I had only 31 students, but I fear the number will increasing ( Read more... )

Today, once more oral examinations. I hope I won't hear the words "Charlegmagne" and "Investiturstreit" or "Canossa" for a very long time. *sigh* I just don't get it why, of all these interesting matters the middle ages have to offer, almost all students chose the same (boring)topics and present them in the same boring way. (Well, I know it's the ( Read more... )

… but I won’t talk about the piece by Tom Stoppart. I just wanted to use this expression, since an essay on Danish history in the 15th century informed me that the Rosencratz and the Guldenstern were two different family clans that supported different candidates for the Danish throne. In reality, they were all called Olav Nielssen or Nils Olavssen ( Read more... )