My Blog
Teaching Tales: Testing Problems
Here follows the second installment of my series on my experience as a biology professor at NVCC and GMU. How Hard Should it Be? It was time for the first exam. Since many students didn’t take notes, I figured the material was probably too easy for them. I carefully...
Teaching Tales: The First Lab
My years of teaching biology and biology labs at Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University were both educational and enjoyable. In the following series of blogs, I'll be sharing stories that illustrate both. Enjoy! The First Lab Beginning...
Is Chiropractic Medicine Medicine?
This post was published many years ago--and taken down. However, people are still being scammed by chiropractic medicine. So, I'm putting it back up. Introduction As of the original writing of this post, Americans spent more than $34 billion per year on alternative...
Author Interview
I've just been asked to interview with a prominent British magazine--I accepted, of course. In preparation, I reread this interview with All Author and decided to reproduce those parts that are still relevant and update the rest here. Caroline, your multicultural...
Marriage and Partnership
My husband, Richard, and I have been married since 1979. That’s a long time! I’m reminded of when we began dating. His boss at the time said, “Well, you guys are so different that it’ll either be a huge success or a disaster.” It’s been both. But, at this point, I...
Letter from an Older Woman
You've seen them. Those signs that say, "Bless this mess," or something like that. And, of course, we all know that a bit of mess can feel homey, comfortable. I never mind seeing stuff out when I visit someone, mainly because it's not my problem. After all, we all...