I have to admit I was feeling rather frustrated when I wrote the earlier post today. Grrrr.....too many students with sloppy work, whining about how hard the class is, complaining about how demanding I am, and it was getting to me.
Now, however, I am sitting in my sunroom, watching the sun dance across the yard, the wind rustling through the green leaves on the many trees around our house, and the cats sprinting across the yard after something only they can sense is there because I don't see anything! What a way to brighten my day, lighten the load, soften the edge.
After I finished the grades for one ENGL 112 class, I decided to pull up the excel files of your Pod #10 rubrics and catch up on reading your Blogs. WOW! All I need to do is check out the posts and the responses. I made it through the responses on mine and read everything in Tonya's and thoroughly enjoyed everything. Just what I needed. As Angela posted earlier in hers, this is just like journaling, only with a focus. I love it! I hope that we can continue communicating, or at least reading each other's blogs, long after the semester ends.
But now...back to the argument papers. Sigh...
Oops..I read through Lori's too! Then I had to quit; otherwise, I will be in trouble for NOT posting my grades on time. I'll be back!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, I feel so bad for being one of the lazy ones this semester. I have worked hard not to complain much as I scraped by to barely pass. Trust me I know I am the only one to blame for my mistreatment of time. I know I am capable of more and that is what bothered me the most. You have been a fantastic teacher and I am definitely keeping my books as I am an avid reader and once I have more time (can't wait for summer!) I am planning on investing some into these ones. I figure I have paid so much for the books and class that I better get all I can out of them, even if it is after the class is over. :)
ReplyDeleteOh and I know what you mean about staring outdoors always makes things brighter. I am still out on my swing with a blanket. I refuse to go in until I can't keep my eyes open any longer. It has been such a beautiful day!
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