OFF: Regarding Full-Text Feeds

February 4, 2008 in Reading Response
Tags: feeds, full-text, metapost, off-topic, rss, summary

One of y’all just left a very nice comment about full-text feeds. As I’m just starting out, I have no problem with getting all my copy on the feeds even though I’ll be picked up by AdSense-siphoning spider blogs.
I need whatever exposure I can get.
That said, I’d like to keep the blog looking how it [...]

They Shall Study, By Hook or Crook

February 4, 2008 in Lesson Plans
Tags: advice, assessment, boredom, classroom, edwards, government, gravel, moral, student, student teacher, teacher, teaching, tedium, test

I made up a devilishly difficult test for my seniors. While there aren’t matching questions, the multiple-choice and true-false questions are almost unfair, and the essay section asks for two five-paragraph essays.
I had a change of heart at the last minute, as I put together the study guide. I slipped a little something else in [...]