While I am becoming a student with a concentration in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), I have been for at least 4 (non-contiguous) years a student of Professor-Graduate Student Interaction. I think trying to decide how to interact with your professor is an interesting problem. Coming from industry, I know more than I ever thought I would about image management. Do I want my professor to know my like my framily know me? Like my coworkers know me? Like my bosses have known me? Of course this is also dependent on to what kind of relationship the professor is open (grammar?).

As I move toward becoming a professor, I will also have to think about the kind of relationship I want with my students, and other colleagues.

Having come from families (divorced parents) with low SES, I have known and seen others who believed the myth that if we just work toward a higher education, we will be more marketable in the job market. This article that Nathan sent my way is quite cynical, but probably an important discussion starter especially for those pursuing higher education, more especially if it’s in liberal arts.

Quick notes on manipulatives to help teach data structures and algorithms:

• tinker toys for trees
• fish bowl for set
• baby beads for linked list
• stacking cup for sorting