Tabula Candida

Doodles of a distracted historian

Reframing

Posted on August 25, 2021 by tabulacandida

A: How are you doing?
B: I don't know how I can possibly have everything ready to start teaching next week.
A: Maybe you should try reframing. What if instead of thinking of it as “fall course prep” you thought of it as “pumpkin spice syllabus time?”
B: … If this works I will never forgive you.

It’s not “fall semester,” it’s “cozy sweater learning time.”

Wednesday

Posted on November 4, 2020 by tabulacandida

Hang in there, everyone. It’s not over until all the votes have been counted.

Flawed

Posted on October 25, 2020 by tabulacandida

The short answer is: Yes, except no.

The long answer takes up an entire shelf in the library.

Questions

Posted on October 4, 2020 by tabulacandida

Student (in online class): Why do people say “The chickens come home to roost” like it's a bad thing. Isn't that what you want your chickens to do?
Teacher: I meant does anyone have any questions about class readings or assignments.
Student: And what about “Your goose is cooked?” Who wants raw goose?

This class is for the birds.

Professional

Posted on August 26, 2020 by tabulacandida

I don’t care how you’re dressed, as long as you are dressed.