Today I tried to explain Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to the world's most reluctant high school student. The only sentences I could drag out of his soul were "I hate this stupid play" and "No, I don't know what the word conspiracy means." Arrrrgggghhh. Maybe I should have tried communicating in some form of Japlish.
I can confirm that Paul is freaking out extensively about this latest batch of papers he has to grade. Some part of him has died, I think. Send him soothing vibes and pray that he doesn't skewer the next student who uses the word "you" in an analysis...
Here is a random topic -- military time, useful or just archaic? I have a number of students who insist on signing up for their next class using military time. So instead of writing 4:30 like a mere civilian, they write 1630 in huge block numbers. Very authoritative, but I'm like, why? Reading class need not operate on military time.
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