Comments on: Today was a day I’m not very proud of http://mindlace.net/2005/07/19/today-was-a-day-im-not-very-proud-of/ a necessary absence Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://mindlace.net/2005/07/19/today-was-a-day-im-not-very-proud-of/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Matt Sat, 10 Sep 2005 02:06:54 +0000 http://mindlace.net/?p=605#comment-217 I hear you Ethan. I'm still having to learn and remind myself about the midnight rule even after 6 years or so of teaching. I got slapped in the face with it this summer when I tried to do some hard combinatorics for talented high school students after preparing my lesson plan exhausted at 3am, and completely train wrecked. Fortunately this was a pedagogical low point for me for over a 5 week program. I hear you Ethan. I’m still having to learn and remind myself about the midnight rule even after 6 years or so of teaching. I got slapped in the face with it this summer when I tried to do some hard combinatorics for talented high school students after preparing my lesson plan exhausted at 3am, and completely train wrecked. Fortunately this was a pedagogical low point for me for over a 5 week program.

]]> By: Doug http://mindlace.net/2005/07/19/today-was-a-day-im-not-very-proud-of/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Doug Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:17:18 +0000 http://mindlace.net/?p=605#comment-216 Another moral: Learn your lesson the first time, and if you absolutely have to repeat the lesson, try to learn it the 2nd time. :) That's what I've learned in my 28 years here, anyway. Another moral:

Learn your lesson the first time, and if you absolutely have to repeat the lesson, try to learn it the 2nd time. :) That’s what I’ve learned in my 28 years here, anyway.

]]> By: Sean Stevens http://mindlace.net/2005/07/19/today-was-a-day-im-not-very-proud-of/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Sean Stevens Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:47:37 +0000 http://mindlace.net/?p=605#comment-215 Yeah, I struggle with a lot of the same things. Things are a bit different for me as I'm not as passionate about what I'm doing right now... But I've definitely found being conscious of when I'm being distracted and avoiding such to be a big help. I think you've already moved in this direction from what conclusions you've come to, but I'd say teach the class as if you were teaching it to yourself. I know you have pretty high standards. Rock them on the next class. I know you can do it. Yeah, I struggle with a lot of the same things.

Things are a bit different for me as I’m not as passionate about what I’m doing right now…
But I’ve definitely found being conscious of when I’m being distracted and avoiding such to be a big help.

I think you’ve already moved in this direction from what conclusions you’ve come to, but I’d say teach the class as if you were teaching it to yourself. I know you have pretty high standards.

Rock them on the next class. I know you can do it.

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