Delster, I am a teacher working on a masters in curriculum and instruction. I have NO CLUE what my thesis will even be about yet, but will likely do something within the realm of student motivation or assessment.Date: 5/27/2008 11:18:23 AM
Author: Delster
equestrienne what are you studying?
Pj, I am not sure if I am going to be able to get grant money for my work, but I will have deadlines throughout the class taht covers the first three chapters.Date: 5/27/2008 3:00:37 PM
Author: pjean
equestrienne, how exciting that you''ll be starting! Do you have to turn chapters in for grant money, or other deadlines?
Date: 5/28/2008 6:39:11 AM
Author: Delster
ms.dreamy congratulations!!!! Yay!!! You are where we all want to be! And thank you for the encouragement
Date: 5/28/2008 9:22:25 AM
Author: pjean
Ms.Dreamy, congrats! A whole thesis, all at once, all together, handed in. Amazing! I was beginning to think it wasn''t possible. Fingers crossed that you won''t have much to revise.
My productive week is going pretty well so far, actually. I didn''t work at home yesterday evening, but I made good progress on experiments, and I did get some revisions made to figures. Now, to do the same today!
Ah! Yeah, that makes more sense (sorry, I flake out sometimesDate: 5/29/2008 12:24:30 PM
Author: Delster
Gwen, hon, I meant you could give lessons to the charming chislers of Cambridge! (Now how''s that for alliteration?)
I think we did! I think there was a "what instrument do you play" thread at some point..maybe....?Did we talk about instruments before? I play piano (passably), violin (appallingly), and flute (even more appallingly). I can play about three chords on a guitar and I just know I''d have a whale of a time if someone would just let me at a drum kit!
Ay me, all I''ll say is why does it seem everyone has a horror superviser story?Date: 5/29/2008 2:39:55 PM
Author: pjean
Delster, my PI isn''t physically absent, he just isn''t speaking to me. At all. Including ''good morning'' or ''excuse me''. Yes, he is 4 years old. Why do you ask?I would definitely endorse revising your targets to make them achievable - don''t make the mistake I make frequently, and keep trying to make up for the day before. Never works, and I end up feeling like crap. I do it so often that I now reconize the face my FI makes when he hears me talk that way. Set a reasonable target for the day, that''s all you can do.