As we enjoyed coffee at our weekly community coffee hour, I asked Dr. Bob Kelly what he was most looking forward to in retirement. Without hesitation, he said: No more term papers. I know many students who face term papers with similar apprehension. Five pages, okay, but 10? 20? Why are my professors making me do this? They won't even read them. (Bob Kelly is perhaps the exception to the rule.) So why do we do term papers? Professors don't like them, students despise them. Certainly, writing a long form paper is great practice for getting your head around a big problem and trying to keep focused on it for a few thousand words. The field of archaeology isn't really known for solo-authored papers though, and few term papers are anywhere near publication-ready. So why not try something else? |
AuthorBree is an Alaskan Archaeologist originally from Fairbanks. Today, she's an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wyoming. Archives
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