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“reality check”

  • By wjrhoads
  • 23 April, 2013
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Something that one of my favorite teachers did, that I plan to do in my classes, is have a “reality check” for each overarching topic in his fluid mechanic course. … Continue Reading →

Spread too thin…

  • By wjrhoads
  • 23 April, 2013
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Do you ever feel like you’re spread too thin? Of course you do. You are. Everyone feels that way at times. And there are times when we probably truly are … Continue Reading →

Is google fundamentally anti-human?

  • By wjrhoads
  • 10 April, 2013
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Knowing isn’t everything. I feel like there are endless accounts where experience overwrites the ability of someone to predict and outcome based on the knowledge available. Take for example creating … Continue Reading →

Make me laugh, clown!

  • By wjrhoads
  • 2 April, 2013
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An analogy: It’s less stressful for your brain to watch a dumber than dumb comedy than a heavy movie where you’re intended to think about the issues being discussed in … Continue Reading →

PBL: Lost in the forest…

  • By wjrhoads
  • 22 March, 2013
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I’m still feeling a little apprehensive about PBL. Brandon’s blog was especially helpful to, as he put it, lift the fog a little bit, but I’m still overwhelmed with the … Continue Reading →

You’re saying that b/c I’m white, aren’t you…

  • By wjrhoads
  • 4 March, 2013
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That isn’t something you really hear. I’ve never really thought of myself as stereotyped. I’m white, male, tall, have blue eyes, married…I have a stereotype. So why don’t I feel/realize … Continue Reading →

A jug, a tap, some determinaion

  • By wjrhoads
  • 21 February, 2013
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I thought Dr. Fowler’s metaphor of the jugs filling up the trash can was pretty great. While trying to achieve some higher, common goal, everyone’s ability to do so starts … Continue Reading →

“Hey, Teacher! Leave them kids alone!”

  • By wjrhoads
  • 12 February, 2013
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Bassist Roger Waters may have been on to something when he wrote “Another Brick in the Wall” on Pink Floyd’s rock opera album The Wall. Although, some of the “working … Continue Reading →

Blogging for the technically inclined.

  • By wjrhoads
  • 8 February, 2013
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“Like daffodils in the early days of spring, my neurons were resprouting receptors as the winter of my illness ebbed.” –Susannah Cahalan, Brain On Fire; My month of madness   … Continue Reading →

Erm. Hi There.

  • By wjrhoads
  • 31 January, 2013
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Thought I’d delete the generic “Hello world!” post – not that it isn’t adequate or that I don’t want to say hello (,”Hello.”); I just thought that I’d say hello … Continue Reading →

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