Haloscan ate my last attempt, so I'll make this brief.
Congrats on the election! You'll learn a lot, perhaps more than you'd like, by watching the DA.
As for the grading headaches, just reduce the percentage your useless exam affects the final grade, if it skews your internal rankings too much. And switch the tests around before you teach next time, so that you're doing less quiz-like assignments, perhaps exams closer to mini-essays on specific topics or issues. Have you talked to Carrie H or others about how they test students at that institution? That might give you leads. But don't hesitate to switch your assessment style to forms that work best with the students at that institution.
DM
Carrie, I'll be at MLA, and I'd love to meet and chat with you over lunch. I'm arriving on the 27th in the evening and have an interview on the morning of the 28th. Otherwise, I'm free.
Jen Golightly
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