Tag: Teaching

Using Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” in the Classroom

This month signaled the end of my first academic year teaching. I like to think that it went across fairly well: I was asked to come back to teach in both Summer and Fall sessions. Over the course of the year, I have done something that I hope sets me apart from other English professors… Continue reading Using Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” in the Classroom

Working as a Tutor Taught me to Teach College

This post has also been published at AssociatedContent.com: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1394023/working_as_a_tutor_taught_me_to_teach.html I work at a tutoring center. Well, it’s technically the Student Resource Center, but my job there is mainly as a tutor, though I have started to do small bits of administration and coordination as well. I really stumbled into the job, and it is honestly… Continue reading Working as a Tutor Taught me to Teach College

How to teach college with a bachelor’s degree

I was able to teach college with a bachelor’s degree because I was in the right place at the right time to be able to get my teaching position. I had been a non-working grad student for a while, and then my family decided it was going to be a good idea to open a… Continue reading How to teach college with a bachelor’s degree

Dolla Dolla Bill Y’all or How I Realized I Can Pay My Bills This Semester

So my classes made this semester. At least as far as I know. I have a job, and that makes me really happy. Yesterday was my 26th birthday, so finding out that I was employed sent me into the next year smiling. I was certainly afraid of having to find a second part-time job to… Continue reading Dolla Dolla Bill Y’all or How I Realized I Can Pay My Bills This Semester