My high school chemistry teacher, Mrs. Baker, wrote in my year book that she expected to see me as a talk show host. The comment meant I talked a lot. Others who know me agree. Still, today, I am talked out. I talked for 5 1/2 hours, and that just counted the students. It doesn't count talking to other faculty, the HR folks or Doug. Three hundred and twenty-five minutes of lecture. I'm sure by the end of the day my students were as sick of hearing my voice as I was. This evening I'm barely grunting.
It should be better. Three of my four classes are senior-level. At this point, I am trying to make sure we are all on the same page. My writing class, which is 100 minutes, should never again be all lecture. I will introduce our topic for the day and provide their assignment. On my campaigns classes, we will have more discussion and less lecture. Today was the exception. I have to believe that or else I will never get my own talk show.
What's going on in the lives of Dara, Doug, Dexter, Dante and Allegra, all living happily in Austin (well, really, it's Pflugerville), Texas.
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- Dara lives with her husband, Doug, in Pflugerville, TX (a suburb of Austin). This blog is how they are trying to add a little sustainability into their lives. For the background, visit http://austinsustainableliving.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-it-all-started.html.
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