The thoughts that bubble forth from my overactive mind…
Posted in Learning and Education on Nov 22nd, 2012
Is there any form of writing more dense, jargon-filled and hard to figure out than academic writing? Technical manuals poorly translated into English are probably easier to read than many of the textbooks currently lining my bookshelf. It’s a shame, because I have spent hundreds of dollars on these books in order to learn something [...]
Posted in Learning and Education on Aug 7th, 2012
This post is from my more “academic” blog, which I have called http://rrucatherinenovak.wordpress.com. It’s not so academic tonight, so I’m going to post it here, too. ************************************************************************************* Let’s be perfectly clear here. I have drawn the line under my work as of my last post, and this one does not count for any self-evaluation except [...]
Posted in Learning and Education on Jul 11th, 2012
Yesterday I rode my bike out to the Royal Roads campus. It took about 40 minutes from my place in Vic West, at a pace that made me breathe hard and sweat, even though the cycling enthusiasts with their street bikes and jerseys still passed me at a good clip. I’ve got an “entry-level” (aka [...]