Courtney (Dr. Version)
@cakrolik.bsky.social
• medieval historian • history of medicine • unapologetic cat gal • quick with a gif • “she probably deserves a raise” - student eval • Tar Heel • feels WAY too much • thoughts are mine and mine alone •
I am thinking, as one way to preserve my sanity in this adjunct life, of having a policy where I am not giving detailed feedback on assignments that are submitted late (without an extension).
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I am thinking, as one way to preserve my sanity in this adjunct life, of having a policy where I am not giving detailed feedback on assignments that are submitted late (without an extension).
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And here is @timsmith-laing.com's incredibly generous five star review from back in June that got the book on the end-of-year list. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...
Leprosy never went away – here’s proof
Undesirables? Favourites of God? In his superb book Outcast, Oliver Basciano dispels long-abiding myths and interviews real-life sufferers
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
And here is @timsmith-laing.com's incredibly generous five star review from back in June that got the book on the end-of-year list. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...
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Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
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So, how long do I give myself to try and get a new academic job before I give up hope? What do I do after (if I do give up)?
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So, how long do I give myself to try and get a new academic job before I give up hope? What do I do after (if I do give up)?
So, how long do I give myself to try and get a new academic job before I give up hope? What do I do after (if I do give up)?
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So, how long do I give myself to try and get a new academic job before I give up hope? What do I do after (if I do give up)?
Poll: when you assign presentations in your classes, do you ask questions and make comments to the students giving them? Only when it’s clear they didn’t take it seriously? Only when they did?
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Poll: when you assign presentations in your classes, do you ask questions and make comments to the students giving them? Only when it’s clear they didn’t take it seriously? Only when they did?
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oreoboros
If DAWSON LEERY has to auction off memorabilia to pay for health car bills, how the heck are the rest of us supposed to make it?
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
James Van Der Beek auctioning 'Dawson's Creek' memorabilia to pay for cancer battle
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
James Van Der Beek auctioning 'Dawson's Creek' memorabilia to pay for cancer battle
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
James Van Der Beek auctioning 'Dawson's Creek' memorabilia to pay for cancer battle
James van der Beek is auctioning off memorabilia from his teen heartthrob heyday amid a battle with cancer.
www.usatoday.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
If DAWSON LEERY has to auction off memorabilia to pay for health car bills, how the heck are the rest of us supposed to make it?
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
James Van Der Beek auctioning 'Dawson's Creek' memorabilia to pay for cancer battle
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
James Van Der Beek auctioning 'Dawson's Creek' memorabilia to pay for cancer battle
www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
The one day I gave myself to talk about leprosy in my medieval medicine class was not enough. Obviously. Poor planning, past-Courtney.
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The one day I gave myself to talk about leprosy in my medieval medicine class was not enough. Obviously. Poor planning, past-Courtney.
Okay, one more bc I know which student this was and he never ceases to make me laugh: "Dr. K has such a great passion for teaching that it has made other professors disappointing to me."
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Okay, one more bc I know which student this was and he never ceases to make me laugh: "Dr. K has such a great passion for teaching that it has made other professors disappointing to me."
Sorry not sorry for the self-congratulatory spam 😘 It’s been a rough day, so I coped by updating my portfolio, & in the process, reminded myself that what I do (what we do) matters more than one student who doesn’t care, one job that slips away, or one rejection that stings. Here’s us to each of us.
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Sorry not sorry for the self-congratulatory spam 😘 It’s been a rough day, so I coped by updating my portfolio, & in the process, reminded myself that what I do (what we do) matters more than one student who doesn’t care, one job that slips away, or one rejection that stings. Here’s us to each of us.
Happy tears, promise: "She makes history interesting to learn... There are many professors who don't care about what they are teaching, so then the students don't care to learn, but Dr, K makes people want to learn. She's truly such an amazing professor."
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Happy tears, promise: "She makes history interesting to learn... There are many professors who don't care about what they are teaching, so then the students don't care to learn, but Dr, K makes people want to learn. She's truly such an amazing professor."
Okay, all the tears: "I hope one day I am half as good as a professor as she is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Okay, all the tears: "I hope one day I am half as good as a professor as she is."
brb, 😭: "Although history is not my major, I can apply the lessons learned from Dr. K in my future career. It's tremendous what a professor can do for a student's life with the simple act of being present. Her education in her field & heart for her students has been marking. She has been a gift."
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
brb, 😭: "Although history is not my major, I can apply the lessons learned from Dr. K in my future career. It's tremendous what a professor can do for a student's life with the simple act of being present. Her education in her field & heart for her students has been marking. She has been a gift."
In updating my teaching portfolio, I found:
"She is intentional in pushing her students to achieve excel‐
lence in their work and thinking patterns. I was (and am) regularly challenged, and because of that, I can confidently say that my ability to think as a liberal arts student is due to her."
"She is intentional in pushing her students to achieve excel‐
lence in their work and thinking patterns. I was (and am) regularly challenged, and because of that, I can confidently say that my ability to think as a liberal arts student is due to her."
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
In updating my teaching portfolio, I found:
"She is intentional in pushing her students to achieve excel‐
lence in their work and thinking patterns. I was (and am) regularly challenged, and because of that, I can confidently say that my ability to think as a liberal arts student is due to her."
"She is intentional in pushing her students to achieve excel‐
lence in their work and thinking patterns. I was (and am) regularly challenged, and because of that, I can confidently say that my ability to think as a liberal arts student is due to her."
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Welp. Rejections don’t get easier with time or quantity it seems.
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Welp. Rejections don’t get easier with time or quantity it seems.
Dramatically kicked a class out today for, yet again, not having come to class prepared.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dramatically kicked a class out today for, yet again, not having come to class prepared.
Student: *submits pt1 of project*
Me: These are all medical sources. You MUST have historical sources, do not use these. Ask for help.
Student: *doesn't ask for help & turns in pt2 of project*
Me: You still haven't found new sources, you will fail this project if you use these sources.
Student:...
Me: These are all medical sources. You MUST have historical sources, do not use these. Ask for help.
Student: *doesn't ask for help & turns in pt2 of project*
Me: You still haven't found new sources, you will fail this project if you use these sources.
Student:...
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Student: *submits pt1 of project*
Me: These are all medical sources. You MUST have historical sources, do not use these. Ask for help.
Student: *doesn't ask for help & turns in pt2 of project*
Me: You still haven't found new sources, you will fail this project if you use these sources.
Student:...
Me: These are all medical sources. You MUST have historical sources, do not use these. Ask for help.
Student: *doesn't ask for help & turns in pt2 of project*
Me: You still haven't found new sources, you will fail this project if you use these sources.
Student:...
Okay, who assigned “Contagion” for my History of Disease course? Rewatching this is … woof.
Narrator voice: she did this to herself, friends.
Narrator voice: she did this to herself, friends.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Okay, who assigned “Contagion” for my History of Disease course? Rewatching this is … woof.
Narrator voice: she did this to herself, friends.
Narrator voice: she did this to herself, friends.
What happens when you catch a student’s fourth AI paper?
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What happens when you catch a student’s fourth AI paper?
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In one of my "mid-semester review" sheets I passed out today, I left an open-ended "anything else?" question.
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In one of my "mid-semester review" sheets I passed out today, I left an open-ended "anything else?" question.
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
In one of my "mid-semester review" sheets I passed out today, I left an open-ended "anything else?" question.
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In one of my "mid-semester review" sheets I passed out today, I left an open-ended "anything else?" question.
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
One student's reply?
"This course has been a necessary wake-up call to college."
Give two pop quizzes and suddenly 3 students drop the class.
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Give two pop quizzes and suddenly 3 students drop the class.