A Brief Note Concerning Anonymity
Just a reminder - due to my anonymity on the mothergoat forums and on this blog, I am able to post certain kinds of information as long as a few things remain constant:
1. I do not disclose my name
2. I do not disclose the names of my students (or any identifying information)
3. I do not reveal too many specifics about the class, tests, grade values given, etc.
4. None of my students can trace me back to this blog. Ever.
A lot of you have questioned (and chided me about) my desire for anonymity, almost to what you have called a "paranoid" level, when it comes to the mothergoat bulletin board and on my blog. Well, quite frankly, without it I would not be able to be as honest as I am about particular subject material, such as how I may be feeling about a class I am TA-ing and the like. That's just the status of having a teaching position in a public university. I want to share as much as I can about my life as a Graduate Student, but I must be cautious.
To make it clear, I will never disclose any information that I am bound by law to keep confidential. Furthermore, I will never violate anything told to me in confidence by any of you by posting it on this blog (this was a concern expressed recently, and I believe that it is very appropriate to address it).
What I am referring to is information concerning how my classes are going, what I think about them, etc. No, I am not talking about gossip. I'm talking about me thoughtfully considering things that I'm learning from my students, how I may feel bad at how a recent test went for them, how frustrating the grading process can be at times when you want a student to do well and they're not, etc. I think it is clear why anonymity is best if I am to share my feelings on such topics.
My anonymity on the mothergoat bulletin board and on this blog is my freedom to post thoughts like this. The instant it disappears, so will posts of this nature in both places. And I do mean in both an anterograde sense as well as a retrograde sense.
That would truly be sad, as I think many of you enjoy my candor about such things, and I find it very cathartic to just get a lot of this stuff off my chest. I would deeply hate to lose the ability to do that. I am posting this message both here and on my blog for two reasons:
1. To explain myself
2. To emphasize the importance of NOT REFERRING TO ME BY MY NAME AT ALL WHATSOEVER IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE BLOG.
Please work with me to maintain this anonymity so we can all enjoy the benefits of it. Thank you.
1. I do not disclose my name
2. I do not disclose the names of my students (or any identifying information)
3. I do not reveal too many specifics about the class, tests, grade values given, etc.
4. None of my students can trace me back to this blog. Ever.
A lot of you have questioned (and chided me about) my desire for anonymity, almost to what you have called a "paranoid" level, when it comes to the mothergoat bulletin board and on my blog. Well, quite frankly, without it I would not be able to be as honest as I am about particular subject material, such as how I may be feeling about a class I am TA-ing and the like. That's just the status of having a teaching position in a public university. I want to share as much as I can about my life as a Graduate Student, but I must be cautious.
To make it clear, I will never disclose any information that I am bound by law to keep confidential. Furthermore, I will never violate anything told to me in confidence by any of you by posting it on this blog (this was a concern expressed recently, and I believe that it is very appropriate to address it).
What I am referring to is information concerning how my classes are going, what I think about them, etc. No, I am not talking about gossip. I'm talking about me thoughtfully considering things that I'm learning from my students, how I may feel bad at how a recent test went for them, how frustrating the grading process can be at times when you want a student to do well and they're not, etc. I think it is clear why anonymity is best if I am to share my feelings on such topics.
My anonymity on the mothergoat bulletin board and on this blog is my freedom to post thoughts like this. The instant it disappears, so will posts of this nature in both places. And I do mean in both an anterograde sense as well as a retrograde sense.
That would truly be sad, as I think many of you enjoy my candor about such things, and I find it very cathartic to just get a lot of this stuff off my chest. I would deeply hate to lose the ability to do that. I am posting this message both here and on my blog for two reasons:
1. To explain myself
2. To emphasize the importance of NOT REFERRING TO ME BY MY NAME AT ALL WHATSOEVER IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE BLOG.
Please work with me to maintain this anonymity so we can all enjoy the benefits of it. Thank you.
posted by Raoul The Destroyer at 11:44 PM
7 Comments:
If you didn't get my message...call quijote. There is something of an upheaval taking place unexpectedly and while h is surviving nicely from the
acedemic side, I am worried about the isolation that will develop as the numbers in his program dwindle by attrition.And, as you know,he has a tendency to take reponsibility for many things not even remotely his fault. call me, just don't snigger. D.
It's snicker. Snicker, Dad. And I talked to Quijote last night. He'll be fine. He just needed to get some rest.
You do realize that he reads these comments, right?
Duh....does he read these? I sure as hell hope so. It's the most intra blood communication we've had in years. We love reading how you have changed,grown,and adapted to both the pleasant and unpleasant aspects of being three twenty-somethings with
significant others. The writings reveal that the parents, all four sets,worked awfully,hard whether the offspring knew it or not, to produce
children who would grow and have character. I thik we did it. Mom & I
can't wait to see what will happen next because each year you all assert yourselves and your uniquness a little more
had some
Methinks that half of your comment didn't get posted, dad. :(
Oh, and I completely disagree that this is the most "inter-blood" communication we've had in years.
Do you and mom have ANY idea how often Bugs, Quijote, and I talk to each other? And how in-depth the conversations usually are? If you think this is the deepest the three of us have talked, sorry to say but it's not so!
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