One week ago today, I was settling into my plane seat for the start of a 12-hr trip return trip from an international vacation. I’ve only been in Boston seven days now, but it seems like a lifetime! Reflecting back over the week, it doesn’t seem like there was all that much to do… after [...]
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First Week of EC Year
September 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
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Feeling Stupid This Semester…
February 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I’m not sure what it is with the classes this year, but I think my IQ must’ve been knocked down a few points by all the recruiting stress. I felt like I was able to pretty easily grasp the cases last year and make insightful (or at least provocative) comments. This year is an entirely [...]
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Winter Classes Start Today!
January 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
It’s a beautiful cold day in Cambridge (errr… Allston) today. Everyone seems a bit tentative in class… even my comments wavered a bit. It’s funny how just a short few weeks away, a new professor, and a new seat assignment brings everyone from a point of feeling completely at ease to slightly nervous and awkward.
Fantastic [...]
Random Thoughts on Comments…
November 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
By weighting class participation as 50%+ of each students final grade, it’s sometime interesting to think about how this impacts class dynamics. It really starts to get on your nerves when…
Classmates make 2+ comments per class.
They take minutes to say something that could be summarized in five words.
Oh, and you know it’s going to be [...]
Grading and The Case Method
October 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I love the case method. I really do. I’ve always been a fan of innovative teaching methodologies (after all, what else is there to think about when you’re forced to listen to a boring professor drone for hours?). The case method (as implemented by HBS) comes about as close to an ideal teaching style as [...]
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Beautiful Morning in Boston
September 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
I’m fortunate enough to have classes that don’t start until 11:40 on the X-schedule… The last few days have been absolutely gorgeous here. Light breeze, warm sun, temperate weather — this can really be a nice place to live when during those few months of the year in between a sweltering summer and a frigid [...]
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