@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.
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?
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.
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
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
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