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Posted on October 15, 2019 by kthompson

Why did the undergraduates cross the road? Extra credit.

Posted in classroom design, classroom management, end of semester, exam feedback, extra credit projects, math anxiety, teaching, teaching evaluations | Tagged evaluations, extra credit, students, teaching | Leave a comment
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