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Student Loans Are Diving Underwater 8 May 2013 | 01:43 am
The student loan market has a lot of factors that seem to say "Stay the heck away!": they're relatively easy to qualify for, college costs have increased far more rapidly than general consumer prices,...
But I'm Not Dead 8 May 2013 | 01:43 am
It's been almost a year since I last posted. And a lot has happened at Unknown University since then. I'm waiting to hear from the University P&T Committee and the Provost on my tenure case (I've m...
HEADING STUDENTS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION 8 May 2013 | 01:41 am
I talk below about my first test of the current semester. If you teach Financial Accounting and would like to see a copy of that test, drop me an email at [email protected]. *** I think the most ...
THREE WEEKS DOWN 8 May 2013 | 01:41 am
If you have read this blog for long, you must know that I put considerable stress on communicating with my students, often by email. I believe open and honest communication is a key for all successful...
Do You Have to Be Entertaining to Be Popular? 8 May 2013 | 01:41 am
The following link will prove that if you scare enough students over enough years, you will wind up with your picture on the Internet: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-10/favorite-profess...
WHAT WAS YOUR BEST? 8 May 2013 | 01:41 am
In my previous blog posting, I talked about the creation of faculty learning communities as a way to generate conversation about various aspects of teaching/learning/education. At that time, I broug...
LET'S ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT TEACHING 8 May 2013 | 01:41 am
Assume someone offered you a million dollars to become one of the great college teachers in the world. Given that much incentive, how would you approach the challenge? Well, my plan would be to bre...
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU 8 May 2013 | 01:41 am
As I have mentioned, I will be giving a presentation in Anaheim in August at the annual convention of the American Accounting Association. I will be talking about this blog (and, hence, some of my i...
WHAT MAKES GREAT TEACHERS GREAT? 8 May 2013 | 01:41 am
Sunday morning, my wife informed me that there was an article in the newspaper that I was really going to find interesting. My wife knows me well so I was immediately intrigued. The article was by...
NICE NEWS and GREAT STUDENT ADVICE 8 May 2013 | 01:41 am
I got the nicest email a few days ago from the president of the American Accounting Association: “I am happy to give you some great news: you have been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Innovat...
