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A tale of cheating and intervention

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Josh

I write this entry with some uneasiness, but I want the feedback, and perhaps it might help guide someone else to do the “right” thing. A few weeks ago, I went in to one of my history classes a bit … Continue reading →

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Is it worth going to college?

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Josh

On my post about not understanding college students, there is some interesting discussion in the comments area. Ben said: Why is this surprising to you? The nature of knowledge has changed drastically in the past 100 years, but society’s expectations … Continue reading →

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A note about System 13’s recent activity

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Josh

I wanted to post and let everyone know that I have, indeed, not fallen off the planet. I realize that the blog has been less active recently than it has been in the past, and with good reason: last week, … Continue reading →

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Overheard in my math class today…

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Josh

The spring quarter started up yesterday, and I’ve already heard an amazing snippet from one of my classes. Sitting in my math class, waiting for the teacher to arrive, and listening in on the conversations going on around me: Girl … Continue reading →

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And then there was much rejoicing: finals are over.

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Josh

Finally. Like Kamigoroshi, I’m done with my finals. I had one last Thursday, one this Monday, and the last one this Tuesday. Today marks the official end of fall quarter at the college; all I have left to do now … Continue reading →

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OhioLINK rocks.

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Josh

A few days ago, I blogged about seeing this book over at Todd A.’s website. Through the power of OhioLINK, I now have a copy of it to read, a mere 3 days later. And the only time I had … Continue reading →

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Discarding college notes – why did I do that?

Posted on September 5, 2006 by Josh

When I took a college course on American history, which covered from the initial colonies to 1828, by the end of the course, I had a notebook full of notes, along with the outlines for each lecture (provided by the … Continue reading →

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