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  • Literature in Translation

    And here I thought I had caught up with all my work Excuse me while I prepare for next semester, even as I struggle to keep pace with this semester. I will be teaching J-Lit in Translation, as I always do, and am conside…

  • Happy Birth Day, Ray Kanzaki

    Classes have come to an end, and I now have finals to look forward to. One has already been graded, for the most part. The rest is of my exams are scheduled for next week, which means once again I will be grading until C…

  • An interesting day... for a Monday

    I met my third Xangan today, Sunjun. He actually goes to the school where I teach, and probably takes classes from people I know. o-mi-god! He had dropped by and left me a note quite a while ago--a year ago? Two? I forg…

  • One Way to Stay Grounded

    I enjoy teaching and try my best to make the material interesting and relevant, which is hard to do with literature. For the most part, I like to think I am successful. I get my share of compliments and sometimes I can a…

  • It's Finals Time

    So I'm grading... and grading... and grading...

  • Semester is over!

    Today was the last class of the semester. I have Final exams to give and grade next week, but I don't care what anyone says. I'm having a beer... As if I needed a legit reason to draw a pint.

  • Climactic Finals

    It is that time of season once again... Finals. I am always faced with this dilemma: Is it better to study for finals and take them? Or is it better to give finals and then grade them. Well, as a former student who loved…

  • Sensei on the Brain

    Okay, I know that I said that the semester is over, but I still have finals. Worse, I have students who forgot to take a quiz or turn in a paper. I scold them, remind them of the evils of being irresponsible and then …

  • Classes Are Ovah!

    Yes, that's right, Ladies and Gentlemen, classes for Academic Year 2005-6 are over! Yes, I know that I have to grade finals, and that in itself is like a semester's worth of work, but still....IT'S OVER! Woo hoo! As I …

  • Work Is Never Done: Finals

    Well, for those of you wondering, I finished grading on time--with a couple of seconds to spare. Thanks for the words of encouragement. Many of you were right: Things that need to get done, will get done somehow. This is…

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