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Forum: Student Life 11-05-2007, 03:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 102
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Extensions on Papers

If you need an extension, go to the TA and talk to him/her personally. From experience, telling a student NO is much, much, easier through email than if they show up at my office.
Forum: Student Life 11-05-2007, 03:00 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 125
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Prof wants to add more class??

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My linear algebra professor wants to add a weekly class on Fridays, 4-5pm. We already meet every M/W/F for 50 minutes. She had mentioned something along these lines like a month ago, but I...
Forum: Micro Stakes 10-10-2007, 01:49 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 112
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: 50nl flopped 2nd nuts OOP

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I have an argument for leading the turn

and I shove river.

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second
Forum: Student Life 10-10-2007, 01:25 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 328
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Cheating on Homework

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I grade papers for a sophomore/junior level engineering class. I sometimes find some suspect homeworks where the student may be cheating. Should I point this out to the professor? On one...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 10-08-2007, 08:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 56
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Nietzche was a structuralist or existensialist?

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Warning: Hijack!

(OK, so I read the 6 word title to this thread, and understood 3 of them, the longest of which was 'was'. I have a deep interest in philosophy, but am very poorly...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 10-08-2007, 08:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 56
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Nietzche was a structuralist or existensialist?

Foucault was primarily interested in how language and institutions created relations of power among "subjects," who have very little agency or free will in the face of webs of power, and the...
Forum: Student Life 10-02-2007, 11:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 104
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: rate my college essay gogogogogo

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It's only a draft but I'm looking for feedback positive or negative. If you like it, tell me, if you think I should start completely from scratch let me know that also. Give me your...
Forum: Student Life 10-02-2007, 11:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 104
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: rate my college essay gogogogogo

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"Filling up water bottles to the perfect height, screaming with every shot that goes in and always being optimistic are things that I pride myself on."

The structure here is kinda...
Forum: Student Life 09-30-2007, 05:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 58
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: How to write the college admission essay

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1) Revise. Revise. Revise. Don’t be afraid to write the entire thing over three, four, or five times. I did. And it got me into one of the best English PhD programs in the...
Forum: Student Life 09-29-2007, 01:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 58
Posted By I_teach_writing
How to write the college admission essay

It's application season again. I spend hours coaching writers through application essays, and I thought I would pen a short piece to get you started. This is generic advice that will work best for...
Forum: Student Life 09-26-2007, 09:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 78
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: college essay

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thanks for the responses...
my teacher laughed when she read it but told me i should start from scratch as she doesnt think my experience with mcdonalds defines me (although it wasnt...
Forum: Student Life 09-26-2007, 06:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 78
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: college essay

PS. See this thread if you want to know who I am and why my advice might be decent.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=1#Post12178225...
Forum: Student Life 09-26-2007, 06:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 78
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: college essay

It is application essay season at my campus. I work in the writing center and coach 15-20 people through their essay applications per week. Most of them are for law and med school and grad school....
Forum: Student Life 09-25-2007, 06:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 100
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Exam difficulty

Not normal. Especially given the history of grade inflation at large schools. If there is no curve at the end of the semester, go to his office and ask him what type of writing he does where he...
Forum: Student Life 09-25-2007, 05:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 101
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Just switched major to History, now what?

If you are only slightly interested in teaching, don't do it! I'll bet your campus has a career planning center. Go and check it out. Look around for internships etc. And, if you want to go to law...
Forum: Student Life 09-25-2007, 05:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 96
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Ask me anything about college writing

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At the beginning of a lot of courses I have taken, teachers will assign a small writing assignment to "see how I write". How much do you think teachers really read those to see how I write...
Forum: Student Life 09-22-2007, 08:12 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 96
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Ask me anything about college writing

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when you write the first paper for a class and you end up getting a grade that you're not happy with, for example you get a B when you wanted the A, should you:

1. talk to the RA (who...
Forum: Student Life 09-21-2007, 03:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 96
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Ask me anything about college writing

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Pseudo hijack:

I have found the best way to avoid some of the grading variance is to go talk to your professor/TA with a draft of your paper. They can read it over and tell you what...
Forum: Student Life 09-21-2007, 02:57 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 96
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Ask me anything about college writing

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Hi, thanks for this, ITW.

How many 18-24year-olds write 150+ page books - novels, nonfiction, whatever - that do not get published? Or, more generally, any comments on the % of people...
Forum: Student Life 09-21-2007, 02:50 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 96
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Ask me anything about college writing

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I think that writing is much harder to teach as opposed to a more concrete subject like calculus. Thoughts?

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I've got six years experience, teaching 1-3 sections of...
Forum: Student Life 09-21-2007, 02:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 96
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Ask me anything about college writing

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What high of variance is there with writing? Meaning what do you think is the largest possible range of grades one could be assigned for the same paper, simply because it is graded by...
Forum: Student Life 09-21-2007, 02:29 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 96
Posted By I_teach_writing
Re: Ask me anything about college writing

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What is the biggest or most common error that students make when writing?

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Not leaving enough time to proofread. This means you need to let the paper sit for 24 hours...
Forum: Student Life 09-21-2007, 10:28 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 96
Posted By I_teach_writing
Ask me anything about college writing

Hi All,



I am a recent but regular 2p2 poster with about 250+ posts on another account. I am also a PhD student in English specializing in the relatively new discipline of writing studies. 2p2...
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