8-21-08

A month ago, one of my students didn't know the word "erudite." That's reasonable, it's kind of an erudite word. Another student didn't know "placid." Now that's shocking, but hey, it's just one student.

Today, though -- I don't think I can ever come to terms with what happened today. My entire class didn't know "tome." Tome! As in, a common synonym for "book." Is this not as common as I think it is?

8-19-08

My new GRE class has exactly one guy in it. Everybody else is a girl. Does this mean there are more women going to grad school than men, or that women need more help than men do?

7-21-08

I taught my first full Kaplan class tonight. It's fun!