I hit my deadline a little early (hence the burst of posts today) only to be reminded that the next two weeks is going to be just as bad as the previous ones. Contrary to the impressions of some, academics have to justify their existence and the annual self-evaluations have to be read, judged, and commented upon by their peers. And unfortunately, this year I am one of those peers. So, along with class preps, theses drafts and the normal stuff to take care of, I have to work my way through a bunch of my colleagues'
self-evaluations and the evaluations that their students wrote of them. All to generate an evaluation within two weeks. *sigh*
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I'm going to be a bit distracted until the weekend and maybe even longer. My annual self-evaluation is due to our Personnel Committee fairly soon, and I also have book reviews, letters of recommendation, student theses, and a few lesser service requirements to clear off my desk.
Or is there just something wrong with this instrument for self-evaluation?
The average score is pegged at 15 for a woman, 18 for a man. The "Asperger's" range is 32-50.
I scored 30.
Last week, I was fortunate to be able to attend the opening of a Smithsonian Museum of Natural History exhibit dedicated to the rescue of 33 miners from the San José mine in Chile, and meet two of miners