tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post4826946971783019176..comments2023-10-23T10:37:45.163-07:00Comments on Dr. Write: At Last: A Loss For WordsDr Writehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16408687271313205905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post-2271585055162601822008-11-25T20:57:00.000-07:002008-11-25T20:57:00.000-07:00Teaching is exhausting because it requires one to ...Teaching is exhausting because it requires one to be both mentally and physically in tune and available to the students and to try to get them, in turn, to be mentally and physically in tune and available to you. This usually does not happen perfectly so we feel discouraged and therefore, exhausted. Also talking that long is tiring!!!ErinAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697810411258174293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post-77849259613944577132008-11-25T14:50:00.000-07:002008-11-25T14:50:00.000-07:00I think it's this point in the semester when we a)...I think it's this point in the semester when we a) recognize all the things we wish we'd done better; b) recognize how all the things we did well fell on what seems like 75 percent deaf ears, despite everything we know about writing pedagogy yadda yadda yadda; and c) feel the effects of the change of seasons, so that yes, staying in bed and eating carbs of various sorts is indeed our evolutionary imperative.susansinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902873240114986043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post-82776649830315467482008-11-25T08:35:00.000-07:002008-11-25T08:35:00.000-07:00This is called the Thrashing. It's when just drivi...This is called the Thrashing. It's when just driving toward school is like beating your head against a wall. But then you come home and wonder what what is there to do here either. Head bangs against TV. TV responds as well as students, which is to say not at all.Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795554401570611521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11399622.post-18109318428476972822008-11-24T23:30:00.000-07:002008-11-24T23:30:00.000-07:00Oh! I know the answer to that last question. It's...Oh! I know the answer to that last question. It's because the semester is so f***ing LOOOOOOOOOONG.Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.com