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I am preparing my fall class schedule so I can get course materials to the copy center next week. I sketched in my fall course calendar a few months and have been pleased ever since that classes do not start until September 8, the day after Labor Day. I was savoring five more weeks of summer vacation. I needed to check when classes are suspended for Columbus Day and Veterans’ Day so I looked up the official calendar on the registrar’s website. I was stunned to learn classes start before Labor Day, on September 3. Yikes! I suppose I would have learned this important fact sometime before 11 AM on 9/3, but for a few moments I pondered this question: what if I had not learned? Suppose I sauntered in to class for the first time on 9/8? This is a chilling thought for one who normally has a firm grip on his calendar.

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This was written by David Randall. Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at 1:22 pm. Filed under Teaching. Tagged . Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

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2 Comments

  1. jbuck wrote:

    I’m curious if you would penalize anyone for missing the 9/3 class for the same reason. Great minds…

    Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 6:33 am | Permalink
  2. David Randall wrote:

    Clearly, it would be an easy mistake to make. Whose mind starts to work before Labor Day?

    Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 8:41 am | Permalink

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