Where we are

This morning we had 39 students registered and that still is the number as I write this post.  Maybe the adds and drops have settled down.  I hope so.

Of the 39, 28 have completed the first concept quiz.  I would like every students who is registered to complete that.  There is also another concept quiz due next Tuesday on the next PowerPoint presentation.

We are roughly a half lecture behind from what I had scheduled for the first week, meaning I had jammed in too much stuff to cover.  I'm guessing that by the end of next Tuesday we will be a full lecture behind and then we'll push things back a day.  I said in the first class session that the pace will be determined by us.  We are under no obligation to cover topics in a specific time frame.

For those of you who started in Engineering and then transferred to Economics, I encourage you to read the blog post by my former student who is writing under the alias Susan Athey Econ 490 fall 2017.  She wrote quite a poignant piece that might speak to you. 

More generally, we might talk some about depression and school and about depression and work. It's not the most pleasant topic, but it is a reality that you should be aware of.  We all will hit a wall sometime in our careers.  We should consider what might be learned from the experience, how you likely can bounce back, and some ways to keep it from repeating over and over again.

So I'd like to discuss that at some depth.  I am expecting us to get to the University as an organization,  on Tuesday, but how far we go on that we'll have to play by ear.