Over the last year, I’ve been quietly observing some of the differences and similarities between life in the K-12 world and life in higher ed.  I wasn’t a faculty member in higher ed, so my view may be skewed by that a little.  I do know what being a faculty member is like, of course.  [...]

Since I’ve been out of the “real” education fold for a couple of years, I forgot how crazy the end of the year gets.  I mentioned in this post some of the events going on, but there’s also a lot of wrapping up to do, a lot of thinking about what needs to get done [...]

Image by lorda via Flickr Yesterday, as I was walking the dog, I started an internal dialogue with myself.  I was debating what to spend my time on.  Just moments before my walk, I’d been writing, mostly revising, and I hit a section that needed a complete overhaul.  And then I glanced down at a [...]

It’s been a weird week so far. We have contractors coming and other appointments, so my days have been broken up more than usual. I’m also looking at a desk that’s become weighed down with paper, a result of the job search, and writing work. So today, I’m going to clear it all away. Get [...]

Much of today was spent sending off resumes and cover letters to places that aren’t even hiring. Now, I know that this is generally a bad strategy. I used to teach a whole class on this kind of thing. But when you want a particular kind of job and there are a limited number of [...]

Here’s an interesting video about the way that money, especially too much of it, can make people perform poorly.  One of the money quotes for me is the idea that after people have enough money to survive/feel comfortable, they want “autonomy, a sense of purpose, mastery.”  All I can say is, yep. Via Planet KDE.

One of the things that the comments on my last post made clear–as should reading anything about parenting and work–is that no one work situation works for everyone.  Some people thrive working at home.  Others need the activity and external motivation of an office setting.  Some need a combination of both.  Some people would be [...]

Here’s a really interesting article in the WaPo about an over 50 lawyer’s struggle to find work after being out of full-time employment for 17 years.  It is both sobering and uplifting.

Laura at 11D points to a slate article about the “mommy-track,” which suggests that it’s not as stigmatized as it once was and that, in fact, it’s not always just moms or even just parents that seek flexible work.  The discussion at Laura’s centers around how much of choice the mommy track really is and [...]

Update: Purse has been found! Hallelujah! Okay, so I wasn’t feeling that deprived by the time I got going yesterday.  The weather was truly awful: pelting rain, wind gusts over 30 mph.  On my way into work a few traffic lights were out, making for interesting driving.  My students presented their multimedia projects first thing [...]