“When I think of why I teach, my sentiments match Gandhi’s quote: “If you want to see a change, be the change.” I do want to inspire my students to be lifelong, passionate learners and leaders for the purpose of changing our world to be a more humanitarian and loving place for all! If I…
This past weekend I took a break from grading papers (for the most part) to add a little more simplicity to my life, and to slow down. Friday night I was exhausted from a grueling- but worthwhile- week of classes, so my husband and I just opted to grab dinner and take a long walk…
I don’t mean hungry as in ‘I could really eat something right now’ (although earlier I did the whole, “I’ll just have this one scoop of peanut butter,” and then half a jar later.. you know). I mean hungry as in ‘I want to master my profession.’ I’m aware that this doesn’t happen overnight, more…
This happens. I’ve learned this lesson before (I even wrote about it in my book), and I had to learn it again a few weeks ago. Here’s the situation: I now split my time between working at home teaching online classes, and teaching on campus in the morning three days a week. I wasn’t getting…
During the past few days, I’ve been called and emailed by adjuncts needing advice. During those conversations, I realized I’ve learned a few more tricks to being happy, efficient, and effective as an adjunct instructor. It’s only been a year since Happy Professor was published, but here are some of the new tips that weren’t…
“I never planned to be a teacher. In fact, my mother (a teacher) steered me away from the profession. In college, my interest survey said I should be a catholic nun/teacher. I thought the survey was screwy – I wasn’t catholic and had no plans to be a teacher. After I finished my masters program…