Teaching in the real world

Dealing with the lawyers: arguments and complaints from students when you, your class, or your assignments are unfair or unreasonable -- On being a billiard ball: how students can get you coming and going -- I think I'll eat a worm!-nobody likes me! everybody hates me! -- Riding the waves: when you can expect problems to occur -- When the piranhas are in a feeding frenzy -- Interior decorating: designing a class structure that will keep problems from occurring -- How to keep from going bonkers: measures to prevent mayhem -- Shooting yourself in the head and other bagatelles: what to do when you make a mistake -- When there is a light at the end of the tunnel, it doesn't always mean that a train is coming: how to know when things are going well -- Putting water in the well: the needfor positive reinforcement -- Let them eat cake -- Make like Vincent Van Gogh without losing an ear or an arm and a leg: creating a classroom environment -- It's elementary, my dear Watson: a hands-on approach to teaching -- If eve