Wow. The summer class is done. Sunday we had persuasive speeches, I graded them, and posted the grades this morning. Now it's three weeks till I'm back on contract.
Many folks improved for their persuasive speeches. They took the comments made by their evaluation partners to heart. Others obviously just wanted to get the class over and done with the quickest way possible.
My favorite speech of the day was one on why COCC should pay more attention to food allergies and food intolerance, especially in the food offered on campus. I liked this speech for many reasons. First, it was on a very local issue. Second, it was quite well researched. Third, the speaker had a personal stake in the issue.
I'm always a big fan of local and personal. I pretty much get bored with issues I've heard like a bazillion times -- global warming, nutrition, and exercise among them. I'm not bored with the people who give the speeches. Just with the topics.
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