Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Some opening-day observations

1. I know classroom space is at a premium, but is it really wise to schedule a technology-intensive class of 20 students to meet in a broom closet? Even if they overturn all the mopping-up buckets for seats, most of the students will end up sitting in the hallway--and where will they plug in their laptops?

2. The ability to work out on a step machine does not necessarily translate into an ability to walk up long flights of steps.

3. If 22 students are enrolled in the class and the bookstore orders only 10 copies of the textbook, someone is bound to suffer--but why does it have to be me? The bookstore should provide a gopher to run around the library finding materials and putting them on reserve so my students can complete their assigned reading.

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