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Welcome to my blog. I am Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Director at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Here are 100 things about me.
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    (rules as they come to me)

    1. If a meeting has a specified end time, leave at that time, even if the meeting isn't over.
    2. If a meeting does not have a specified end time, call the meeting convener and ask when the meeting will end. Leave at the specified end time.
    3. Bring something to work on in case the meeting starts late.

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    February 2007



    A Community College Teaching Career

    Tuesday, 27 February 2007 7:09 P GMT-07
    If you are interested in teaching at a community college or merely morbidly curious about how faculty positions at a community college differ from those at four-year institutions, the MLA's Committee on Community Colleges' report, "A Community C
    Category: comp academia
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    no love in the classroom

    Monday, 26 February 2007 7:10 P GMT-07
    After being away from school for a week (her grandparents took her to Disney World), Lily announced she didn’t want to go back to school because “there are too many rules.” When I asked which rules she had a problem with, she said,
    Category: parenting
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    Random Thoughts

    Saturday, 24 February 2007 7:11 P GMT-07
    So far, my new late policy is working well. After all the snow we’ve had since right before Christmas, the sunny, warm weather of the past week seemed to make a lot of students feel spring feverish. Attendance wasn’t great this week
    Category: comp academia
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    writing across the curriculum handbook angst

    Tuesday, 20 February 2007 7:12 P GMT-07
    A couple years ago, I coordinated an effort to create an interdisciplinary writing handbook on my campus. The book is now being revised, and I am working on the revision along with a colleague from another department. A month ago we sent out a survey
    Category: comp

    podcasts on blog carnivals posted

    Monday, 19 February 2007 7:13 P GMT-07
    Alice has posted two podcasts in which she interviews me about blog carnivals--episode 4 focuses on teaching with blog carnivals and episode 7 focuses on hosting a blog carnival. It's funny to see/hear myself referred to as Dr. Kleinfeld.
    Category: comp

    Pissy Situation

    Saturday, 17 February 2007 7:13 P GMT-07
    Weird trend I’m noticing this semester: students following me into the restroom to discuss items usually entertained during office hours. Perhaps I should do like the Fonz and declare the restroom my office. I could hold all my office hour
    Category: comp

    Teaching Carnival #20

    Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:47 P GMT-07
    With the ides of February comes lots of snow and Teaching Carnival #20.   Many are celebrating the snow.   Others are celebrating Happy Woman Professor Day, as declared by Blogos, including First Efforts, Anne, Annika at Crunchy Granol
    Category: comp academia
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    Teaching Carnival #20 Countdown

    Wednesday, 14 February 2007 9:18 A GMT-07
    Teaching Carnival #20 will be posted here by midnight Mountain Standard Time on Thursday, February 15. You can tag teaching entries or email me the links.
    Category: comp

    bad hair day

    Friday, 9 February 2007 10:35 A GMT-07
    In a previous entry, I mentioned microdisasters that occur in households with junior members. Well, we had a microdisaster this morning. Lily and I were about ready to leave so I could drop her off at her school. I told her I was going to go get
    Category: parenting
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    reinventing the wheel

    Tuesday, 6 February 2007 8:37 P GMT-07
    I’m teaching Comp 2 as a stand alone course for the first time in four or five years. I’ve taught Comp 2 regularly for the past four or five years, but always as part of a learning community. Learning communities are unofficially being ph
    Category: comp
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    excellent day

    Saturday, 3 February 2007 4:33 P GMT-07
    This has been a most excellent day. I got to work out for a full 90 minutes (quite a luxury—I usually work out for 45-60 minutes in the morning before Lily is up, always aiming for 90 minutes, but seldom making it because of all the various mic
    Category: Ph.Duh personal
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    one word only

    Friday, 2 February 2007 8:45 A GMT-07
    The One Word Meme, from Dorcasina 1. Yourself: breathing 2. Your spouse: chauffeuring 3. Your hair: acceptable 4. Your mother: Catholic 5. Your father: not 6. Your favorite item: <a href="”" prod_super_e8.html="" www.capresso.com="">
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    A-Z of me

    Thursday, 1 February 2007 8:55 A GMT-07
    Tagged by Alex, inspired by Amy. A- Available or Single? Neither. B- Best Friend? T and my sister C- Cake or Pie? How about a slice of each? With ice cream and whipped cream. D- Drink of Choice? Margarita (with fresh-squeezed lime juice and decent te
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