Enjoy the delicious layers:
- Should you have a Facebook page to communicate with students? Should you allow your students to carry AV equipment if your arms are already full? In "Don't Teach So Close to Me," Ms. Mentor grapples with the amount of professional distance professors should keep.
- According to Thomas H. Benton, the average academic is 50ish, overweight, and boring--the epitome of uncool. So Mr. Benton is offering The James Bond Lifestyle Seminar for Academics©. Read what he suggests so that you can upgrade your image--dress with class, drive the right car, and get seen with the right people!
- If you have ever written a statement of teaching philosophy, you will enjoy Academic Cog's rant as she tries to decode what exactly hiring committees want to see in her own.
- Are you a Team Player or a Slug? A member of the PC Police or a Cynic? Try this classification post, "Academics on My Nerves." The pronoun style gets a little tiresome, but you will probably recognize yourself and others in the descriptions!
- Evil HR Lady provides another perspective in "Diversity--of Personality and Styles." From a manager's perspective, the type you are can cause real headaches!
- As midterm approaches, you might enjoy these posts from Rate Your Students:
In honor of Ms. Mentor's advice above, enjoy "Don't Stand So Close to Me":
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