The world is bumpy!

Hey, I notice that your intros are trickling in.  I suppose we will soon hear from the rest as well.
My thanks for the kind words from students who have been in my classes before.  Now, the pressure to live up to your expectations .... I shall try.

Here is another way to think about what this course will help us achieve.  At the end of the course, articles like this one will make a lot more sense than they might do now.

So, here is what I would like you to do.  read that article.  Don't worry about anything that comes across as strange abbreviations and technical language.  After you read it, email the class about the following:

1. Is there anything in particular that grabbed your attention?

2. Is there any one specific item there that nags you because you don't quite get what the issue is?

Of course, I will follow-up on your thoughts ....

This is a non-credit Discussion Question, more as a warm-up activity.  So, don't spend way too much time/effort on this ....

BTW, make sure you set aside time to read the class materials, just as you would allocate time to come to class in the real world.  Do not ever forget to do that; you skip out of the readings one week, and it can become way too much a burden to play catch up in the online environment.  Be way more disciplined than you will be in the regular classes.