!42! Topic #1

First Topic of the Spring Semester!  Answer due by Monday, February 8

Grade this class. Then grade yourself as a member of the class. Justify both grades.


(If you did not have this class last semester, or don’t want to grade the class) What are your hopes for this class for this semester? What are your intentions as a student?

 
 
By the way: I put the "!42!" in the title as a signal that this is the assigned topic for this week, since some people said it was hard to find the official assignment post among all of the people who title their post "Topic #1."  Nobody else is allowed to put "!42!" at the beginning of their post titles.
 
Remember you can always blog about any random subject that comes to mind, and comments on my posts or those of other students are always welcome.  Please stay polite and respectful at all times.