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Focus....focus...
Jan. 17th, 2008 11:02 amI'm really hoping that my ability to focus will improve after this weekend's bike ride is over. So distracting!
Also, I'd forgotten what it was like to give my students mini-lectures in my head. Also distracting. This morning, while riding my bike, I momentarily forgot that I was riding my bike because I got caught up in an imaginary statistical discussion. Fortunately, the rest of my body remembered what I was up to and when I emerged from my reverie I was still pleasantly riding. If my students only knew how much time I spend thinking about them, perhaps they'd be more appreciative. Perhaps they already are appreciative, though. I'm going to give myself a complex over teaching honors students this semester because I have no idea where to set the bar for them, and I have to work a bit harder to figure out how to make the labs more engaging and challenging. I'm a firm believer that my goal is to push all of my students to expand their thinking, no matter what their starting point is.
Also, I'd forgotten what it was like to give my students mini-lectures in my head. Also distracting. This morning, while riding my bike, I momentarily forgot that I was riding my bike because I got caught up in an imaginary statistical discussion. Fortunately, the rest of my body remembered what I was up to and when I emerged from my reverie I was still pleasantly riding. If my students only knew how much time I spend thinking about them, perhaps they'd be more appreciative. Perhaps they already are appreciative, though. I'm going to give myself a complex over teaching honors students this semester because I have no idea where to set the bar for them, and I have to work a bit harder to figure out how to make the labs more engaging and challenging. I'm a firm believer that my goal is to push all of my students to expand their thinking, no matter what their starting point is.
