Raleigh Heth

Assistant Teaching Professor, Purdue University.
PhD @NotreDameCJA.
Hebrew Bible, Assyriology
Let's try to practice kindness.

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Working on a thing. What is, in your opinion, the best film adaptation of a biblical narrative (broadly construed)?

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Proofs!

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I have graded 100 freshman-written research papers in the last 4 days. My brain is absolute mush.

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Time to watch the best up and coming pitcher in baseball take the mound. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will also be there. #BravesCountry

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@ryancollman Amen, brother.

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Wishing a blessed opening day, to those who celebrate.

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@SingletaryJen Looks amazing! Very excited to read it.

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The Book of Esther is the subject matter for tomorrow's class. Feels oddly pertinent.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh illustrated by Wael Tarabieh

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Braves play baseball today ⚾️

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@jasonstaples Thankfully, it would only be two preps. Four sections of a class I will have taught several times by that point, and Intro to Biblical Hebrew, which I've taught previously elsewhere.

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I have been made aware that I have the opportunity to teach a class that I very much want to teach next semester *if* I teach it as an overload. Has anyone taught five classes in a semester before? Is it just completely untenable?

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@gilescollecting First of all how dare you.

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https://t.co/yC05WFSHmG

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Also, I would be fairly compensated and I love my job/department/overall situation. No one is being taken advantage of.

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All-time favorite!

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The Big Cat

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A good old fashioned case of plagiarism is a welcome surprise in this age of AI. Classics are classics for a reason –– sometimes you just want to hear 'em play Freebird.

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@DOBrienATL Best song on an absolutely killer album.

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AM Jams

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Other than potential issues with accessibility, which I'm more than happy to accommodate, I kind of fail to see any drawbacks to handling small writing assignments in-class rather than at home. /end

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Something I've noticed in grading low-stakes response papers this semester (and boy, have I graded a lot): My students' writing is much, much better when it's done longhand on a piece of paper in class instead of at home on a computer. /1

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And when I say "better," I mean better in every conceivable measure. The prose are better, the analysis of the text is better, their ability to adhere to the prompt is better, it's more creative. It's a pain to sift through the handwriting, but who cares? /2