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Setting boundaries

Author By Zach Simmons
Publication date April 17, 2018
Categories: Community Posts, Featured, Teaching Tips
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the ocean and the beach from an overhead perspective

I recently had an experience that I suspect every instructor can relate to – I was just finishing up office hours and heading home when a student stopped by ‘just to chat’. Nearly an hour (and four or five topics) later, I was finally out the door. In hindsight, it struck me just how much…Continue Reading Setting boundaries

Rethinking How Office Hours Are Kept

Author By Zach Simmons
Publication date November 22, 2016
Categories: Community Posts, Featured, Teaching Tips
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Once a year. Maybe twice. I have always viewed my office hours as the product of an implicit contract to be there for my students, so I am loath to miss them for any reason. But my preferences have recently been overridden by the arrival of my son; his mucous membranes have introduced a level…Continue Reading Rethinking How Office Hours Are Kept