When I teach in-person classes, both dual-credit and college courses, all of my essay exams and document analysis exercises were done in-class, with pen/pencil and paper. My students had to take reading notes that were randomly checked (for points) in class, and my essay exams were open note.
I didn't before, I will now.
I saw the article in the Guardian about the decision, and the caveat that trans women will still be able to seek remedy for discrimination for being trans, and/or for being a woman rang more than a little hollow and certainly takes no preventative measures.
Today, though, take care of yourself.
Fall semester has come to an end and all that remains is grading. This semester was strange, though. I don't feel like I quite connected with my students like I have in previous semesters/school years, and that feels off - like I didn't do quite right by them, and that bothers me.
Having spent the last 6 years as an adjunct, teaching primarily US History survey courses, getting to attend the NACBS conference in Denver this month was positively reinvigorating. Thank you to all of the brilliant scholars who presented at the conference!
Hello Bluesky community. I am a historian of Sixteenth-Century Ireland and England, focusing on religious and cultural conflict in Ireland, the Reformations and the European Witch-hunts. I earned my Ph.D. from UT Austin in 2018.
