AMH 1050 Lectures 1 and 2

AMH 1050 French Rev to Monroe Doctrine

Crazy Frog

My stomach is rolled into a knot of dread, and I can't shake it. Nothing is really wrong,  nothing that should make my stomach hurt like this yet it does and it's almost choking me so  I take deep breaths and get myself to work anyway.  On the walk from my car to the building I see trees laying gracefully down where they should not be, sprawled and leggy like ballerinas curled up for naps outside. 

Just as I put my key in the door, a tiny tiny green frog flies out of nowhere and lands in front of me, then crawls up the door toward my face. Other people might scream, I'm like hello my crazy frog friend, nice to see you.

In my corner of the universe this is a bold sign from heaven of something, its just too funny and perfect not to be.

 I'm sure this frog has seen a lot these past days, but I know better than to stand around and talk to a  crazy frog, so I took this picture for you before I made it to my office, took more deep breaths, and got on with things that had to be done.

Update for My Students

Hi! I know many of you are anxious and stressed over the combination of college work AND dealing with the aftermath of a storm. I am here with you, and we will work through this.


Please consider joining me to serve a hot meal to the Veterans at Veterans Village this Thursday. 
 Follow this link to sign up --->
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508094BA5A72E5-98dinner 


AMH and EUH ONLINE/Web-based
I know that some of you need to purchase an access code from the bookstore but the bookstore has been closed and your code is expiring and this is NOT GOOD and it is stressing you out SO I reached out to McGraw Hill to extent the courtesy period. They put the request in this morning and by Wednesday you should be able to continue your free access.  I will post more details on Wednesday.

AMH 2020 ONLINE CLASS:
Chapter 18 work is pushed back to 9/13, which means you have 3 chapters due that day. The study guide for Exam #1 is already posted, and Exam #1 dates will stay the same.  

 EUH 1000 ONLINE CLASS
Chapter 2 is pushed back to 9/13, the study guide for Exam #1 is already posted, and Exam #1 dates will stay the same.   Also, for those of you absolutely hating Civilization game,  I am adding the option of playing a language game (DuoLingo).  More info coming*

AMH 2020 MWF 11:15 LECTURE CLASS 

• We will have lecture on Wednesday (yayyy! fun for me!) and that material will be covered on Quiz #1, which is bumped to Friday. 9/9  The online submission of typing your notes into a narrative is now due 10am Friday9/9 and does not need to include the content from 9/7 lecture. 
• InQuizitive Dates are moved as following: (PS remember you need 100% to get credit)
  

AMH 1050 MWF 12:20 LECTURE CLASS 
We will have lecture on Wednesday (yayyy! fun for me!) and that material will be covered on Quiz #1, which is bumped to Friday, 9/9.    The online submission of typing your notes into a narrative is now due 10am Friday9/9 and does not need to include the content from 9/7 lecture.

The Big Quiet

Today I drove across Tallahassee, over crunchy bits of leftover trees and branches, across the patches of town where the traffic lights didn't work, past dark silent restaurants, most notably past Chilis (also dark) which had a note taped to the door -- I didn't pull over to read it but I know it said "Dear Melissa, we are sorry but this is real. See you when things get back to normal."

I drove past FSU down Tennessee to TCC and to my office. My office keys are at home, and the building is locked but I **have** to know if that wonky window in my office somehow swung open during the storm and drenched my yoga frogs and let my friendship plant fly out the window like Dorothy flew to Oz. I need to know this more than anything, so I'm here.

A quick glance at the second floor tells me my windows stayed latched. Hooray.

Still, even from the parking lot it is clear that the building is not quite right -- the emergency lights are on and fire alarm lights are flashing in the classrooms.  I think to tell campus police but then I'm sure they know, so I stay in my car and drive home to try to find some sort of min-vacation and peace in this strange big post- hurricane quiet.

Our College has now announced it will remain closed through Tuesday, hoping to open Wednesday.

I have students asking if we will REALLY have a big Quiz on Wednesday that was supposed to be last Friday and my answer is just this -- I don't know.

 I don't know if the campus and our classroom will be ready, and I don't know if I can honestly expect my students who have lived through days of hardship to actually study their history notes and complete online quizzes.   I don't know what I'll do exactly to help the students who have no access to internet or computers and can't finish their work.

I haven't decided my next step and I don't need to yet because  I don't know what comes next, I only know that we are all in this together.

Meanwhile, for those of you sweating it, I will push back the online due dates, don't worry. Twenty years of teaching college history and dealing with things like this has such has taught me that there will be time to figure all this out.