In nearly 30 years of teaching this has been the most difficult semester I have ever experienced
. I have never really felt engagement with the class and that is truly odd for me. Much effort and time have been spent at the sub-conscious level trying to understand why, recognizing that it has likely been mutual and significantly counter-productive. A variety of plausible explanations have come up, none of which is truly testable.
With growing relief and regret, the lack of engagement seems to be getting remediation. It is sad that there are only 2 1/2 weeks left to salvage. The lone bright spot is that it has been a learning experience. I now have plans, going forward, to try and remedy this in the future and perhaps avoid it altogether.
Life’s lessons learned.
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