Remember, I don’t teach spelling.
I have this written on a piece of paper on my desk: ‘I changed it from 15 to 9′. I wrote it in the middle of the night, not realising that it didn’t make a lick of sense. I wonder what it means.
I had a conversation with the girl at the desk next to me about the significance of the S&M phenomenon (something of which my knowledge is almost exclusively theoretical, I hasten add) and she showed me her ‘Introducing the Marquis de Sade’ book, from that series where they explain the work of intellectuals with lots of cartoons. It had a big picture of someone’s private parts in it. Ah, collegiate awkwardness.
I finally opened up the teaching evaluations from last year. Here are some of the good things people said:
“Communicated clearly. Open to different interpretations or suggestions by students.”
“Easygoing; easy to talk to, friendly.”
“Open-minded and encourageous”
I like the word ‘encourageous’. I am the most encourageous of people! The admin officer smiled at me when I handed the envelope back, like he knew it had taken me a week and a half to find the nerve to open them.
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Perhaps you should define what you mean by “ALMOST” exclusively theoretical knowledge of S&M.
Comment by James — Saturday March 18 2006 @ 7:36 am
I must admit that I’m rather curious about that statement too. I encourageous you to share, Mark.
Comment by nailpolishblues — Saturday March 18 2006 @ 10:10 am
That’s awesomeous! Perhaps the uni/school should hand out a thesaurus to all students. Speling theese daze is bluddy orfull.
Comment by chuffed_enuff — Saturday March 18 2006 @ 1:24 pm
I didn’t even know that encourageous was a word
Comment by rachy — Saturday March 18 2006 @ 2:45 pm
James and Shelley - look, if I had a sex life, you’d be first people to know about it who weren’t acutally there - but there are limits. Suffice it to say, I’m as open-minded as the next person when it comes to bedroom antics. I like to incorporate a few barnyard animals, but doesn’t everyone?
Chuff’d - Even a thesaurus requires some minimal ability with the English language…
Rachy - and now you think it is? Uh-oh.
Comment by Mark — Saturday March 18 2006 @ 3:55 pm
Come to think of it, of course I don’t. Unfortunately my cat woke me up at 4:30 this morning and I couldn’t get back to sleep. I’ve been having brain farts ever since
Comment by rachy — Saturday March 18 2006 @ 4:53 pm
People who weren’t actually there? How many people are you planning on, ah, having?
Comment by nailpolishblues — Saturday March 18 2006 @ 6:17 pm
Well at least two people would have to be there… but it’s an open invitation.
Comment by Mark — Monday March 20 2006 @ 8:30 am