Summer writing project (Week Thirteen)

Lately, I've been putting more time into writing these notes than I've spent on the paper itself, so that's a sign that I should cut back on my once-daily thoughts and frustrations regarding my summer writing project (which will probably extend into the winter, at the rate I'm going).  

There's not much to say for this week; most of my working hours have been devoted to teaching and reading student work. This past week was a busy one because we're finishing up one project and starting another. The course seems to be going smoothly, though. I haven't talked with many students (I think I chose the wrong time for office hours), but I've met with a couple of students (virtually) outside of office hours and had good conversations with them.

Talk around the academic Twitterverse has been around the various plans (or lack thereof) concerning how universities will open up in the fall. My school plans to require everyone (vaccinated or not) to be tested once a week if they're coming in at least once a week. I think I like that idea, although I am not eager to go back to campus at this point, with the spreading delta variant on the loose and an unvaccinated first-grader at home to worry about. I realize there are people who need to go back to in-person classes for all kinds of reasons. I just hope that my program and school can give instructors flexibility to do what they need to do, too.

Anyway, we'll be in August soon, and I have a couple of things to do in August (in addition to teaching and preparing to teach in the fall). I probably won't have time to work on my paper for a good long while. We'll see...