tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post6523949761516436393..comments2023-10-30T12:26:15.822+01:00Comments on Research as a Second Language: Sick DayThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-67605485452183758012014-03-15T09:53:46.396+01:002014-03-15T09:53:46.396+01:00True. But my rule is that if you're going to k...True. But my rule is that if you're going to keep your agreement with a colleague to teach a class then you should also keep your agreement with yourself to write. The sleepless night (or mild cold or whatever) will explain your less-than-perfect performance in the classroom if necessary, and you should accept a less than perfect writing performance in the same way.<br /><br />The author you are should not feel that it was easier to cancel on him/her than it is to cancel on your students. (But your author does not expect more love than you show your children, of course. Nor do your students.)Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-51458520468897798892014-03-14T13:24:45.982+01:002014-03-14T13:24:45.982+01:00If, hypothetically, one had been kept up all night...If, hypothetically, one had been kept up all night by a kid who kept throwing up, and then if one had to get up early to teach a class that one had already agreed to do, then one might hypothetically be too tired to do any real work but could still have the energy to write blog comments.Andrew Gelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715992780769751789noreply@blogger.com