Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Jan. 24th, 2012 10:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bearshortyOscar nominations! I forgot about them but EW reminded me two minutes before they started and allowed me to watch nominations live on the Internet. I do like technology. I haven’t seen any of the nominated movies this year. At all. Which is not too surprising but usually I watched one or two. I want to see the “The Help” and the “The Artist” but not really others. Well, I did see “War Horse” as a play so at least I know the plot.
I spent my day focused on my writing class and evening on my history lecture. I finished most of the Close Reading assignment comments and then led the discussion on our first reading. we really went through two paragraphs in class to see how the author complicates his argument. I really hope that will help the students to complicate their work – I don’t expect too much.
In the evening I put together my Consequences of Reformation lecture, mostly using old lectures. I really have too much information and I kept narrowing it all down and I should probably narrow more as I teach. I made the Powerpoint while listening to the State of the Union. Now I just have to read the two primary sources I assigned them and prepare some questions and then I will be fully ready for tomorrow.
State of the Union – equal pay for men and women got me to clap a lot – Papa was surprised when he asked if that really happened with professors and I told him yes, based on actual studies. Many women starting a job don’t ask for a lot of extra benefits for example and they are less likely to get promotions even now.
I also like him scolding Washington on ridiculous bipartisanship and how majority in Senate doesn’t matter – and scolding both parties. Seriously. While quoting Lincoln too. And showing how both compromise and what government needs.
Out of all political speeches that is the one I always watch (even when Bush was President) because it always makes me feel hopeful. Not that much might change – but I like the rhetoric and potential of it.
I spent my day focused on my writing class and evening on my history lecture. I finished most of the Close Reading assignment comments and then led the discussion on our first reading. we really went through two paragraphs in class to see how the author complicates his argument. I really hope that will help the students to complicate their work – I don’t expect too much.
In the evening I put together my Consequences of Reformation lecture, mostly using old lectures. I really have too much information and I kept narrowing it all down and I should probably narrow more as I teach. I made the Powerpoint while listening to the State of the Union. Now I just have to read the two primary sources I assigned them and prepare some questions and then I will be fully ready for tomorrow.
State of the Union – equal pay for men and women got me to clap a lot – Papa was surprised when he asked if that really happened with professors and I told him yes, based on actual studies. Many women starting a job don’t ask for a lot of extra benefits for example and they are less likely to get promotions even now.
I also like him scolding Washington on ridiculous bipartisanship and how majority in Senate doesn’t matter – and scolding both parties. Seriously. While quoting Lincoln too. And showing how both compromise and what government needs.
Out of all political speeches that is the one I always watch (even when Bush was President) because it always makes me feel hopeful. Not that much might change – but I like the rhetoric and potential of it.