Welcome! Day 1 of 30

Things you can expect from me:

• Slight bit of scatter-brained-ness
• Enthusiasm about our conversations and the readings
• Dry sense of humor and sarcasm
• Poor spelling
• Name-forgetfullness
• Prompt responses to emails
• Slow but steady grading

Things I expect from you:

• Showing up (You get three free excuses, after that it costs 1/2 a letter grade--5%--per absence)
• Participating in discussions--I keep track 
• Turning in assignments on time
• Showing respect for me and your classmates, which means:
• No private conversations in class (unless group work)
• No cellphones out--abuse of cellphones will result in me confiscating your phone once and then after that I will ask you to leave the class.  It will be counted as an absence.
• No Pokemon Go (unless super rare one appears)
• No hogging of the conversation and staying on topic
• Arrive prepared--readings read, books ready
• No laptops unless you have a good reason to use one
• No headphones

About me:

Your turn:

• Name
• Major
• Past, Present and Future info