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Welcome to my class home page! Please visit this page often as I will try to keep you informed of the activities in the class and also advise you of events and other information. I expect a lot from my students. My class is hard. It is supposed to be hard. I tell my students that it is "The Hard" that makes it great. Nothing worthwhile should come easy. Sometimes it is important that we struggle, that we face challenges in order to succeed.  There are no shortcuts. Sometimes the students will get poor grades. It happens. It is how they respond to this that is important. We need to instill grit and build character in our students. Overindulging our students, giving them everything, and taking the path of least resistance may please them, but it comes at the expense of building character, and therefore we are doing them a grave disservice. There are no shortcuts. Work hard. Earn it. Homework postings are of particular importance!