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It can’t be the end of summer already

But it is… the children start school again on Wednesday, the academic year contract starts this year, and of course I finally received the data I had been hoping to work with this summer … in the second half of last week. So I’m in today working with said data (or the start of it). […]

Life just doesn’t stop

Yes, I have tenure (finally), which is nice. I’m back from a trip to visit my mother-in-law in New Mexico, so I’m working today (a Sunday) on both a project of the Consortium for Educational Research in Florida and some other work items. Then I juggle child-care, several meetings, and (hopefully!) data coming from the […]

Plagiarism again

I discovered two cases of plagiarism over the last few days. I feel rotten for the betrayal of ideals and the time I had to spend tracking it down instead of reading other students’ work. I’d like to spend a minimal amount of time on this and not let it get to me, but my […]

Working Break

"Spring break" is a misnomer. I have a pile of papers to read, and students often have work of their own. Plus there are many projects that are just itching to be scratched—uh, demanding work. I read a few papers this morning and will head into work shortly to get the new work computer in […]

Efficient telecommuting

A new home computer, with updated software for critical tasks, should mean I can do more at home and do less commuting on non-teaching days. Well, we’ll see.