The Mind is the First Thing to Go....

For whatever reason, over the break I became infatuated with the idea of giving my students options on assignments this term. Part of it was certainly that I'm worried about the usual malaise that hits anytime I'm forced to read 25+ sloppy essays on the same topic. And I think maybe part of it was that I wanted to try and find ways to make this stuff seem more directly applicable where I can.

So naturally, the term is going, and I can't recall any of the genius ideas that were generated over the break. I've got a little time for the memories to come flooding back, but it's still awfully disconcerting.