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Teaching Time Savers: Style Points, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
Teaching Time Savers: Style Points, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
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When I began as an assistant professor, I had a pretty good sense of how much time it would take for me to prepare for each class. After a few conversations with my new colleagues, I even had a good sense of how much time I should devote to tasks like office hours and committee work. Somewhere in the middle of grading my first exam, though, it became painfully clear that I had underestimated the amount of time I would need to grade exams!
Teaching Time Savers: A Recommendation For Recommendations, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
Teaching Time Savers: A Recommendation For Recommendations, Michael E. Orrison Jr.
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I admit it — I enjoy writing recommendation letters for my students. I like
learning about their hopes and dreams, where they have been and where they want to go. A recommendation letter is an opportunity to remind myself how much my students can grow while they are in college, and how much I have grown as an instructor, advisor, and mentor.