Jacob Christensen

Generally, I’m not in the business of offering advice… well, I am, actually, but that’s strictly academic advice on writing essays and papers (something which I s**k at).

Anyway, here’s Laura McKenna’s advice for future babysitters. Or young women, if you prefer it that way. And here’s Timothy Burke’s advice for students of both (or should that be “all”?) sexes.

Topics for discussion:

1. To what degree can Laura McKenna’s advice be applied by men as well as women?
2. To what degree can Timothy Burke’s advice be said to reflect US experiences and to what degree can it be applied directly in, say, Denmark?

Bonus exercise for advanced students:

• Install Ubuntu Linux on your laptop and demonstrate the installation in class.

When you’re a professor, the “dream” is “Did I have a lecture later today?”.