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Student Grading Assistant Needed for Summer 10    Posted: May 2, 2010 Dear Students: I am searching for a grading assistant for the Summer and possibly for the Fall 2010 semester. This is paying job. This job requires mainly data entry into a easy grading software and an occasional grading of scantrons. You must be reliable, accurate, careful with details, efficient, and consistent in your work. I would like to meet with this person approximately 3 hours a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays ONLY for a few hours 3:30pm-5:45pm between during the Summer 2010. We could meet for 1/5 hours each day or for 3 hours on one day. If you are interested, write me a brief email about your interests and what your schedule could possibly be for the Summer. Again, I need some reliable that can meet for the three hours per week on a regular basis during the summer semester. If things come up and you are unable to grade for me then that puts me really behind. So please only consider the position if you can really do it. Send your brief email to: profess

Summer and Fall 2010 Courses with Spike    Posted: Apr 28, 2010 Many of you have asked about what classes I will teach for the Summer and/or the Fall 2010 semester. Well since registration is right around the corner, here is the information. I would love to see some of you again in the future. SUMMER 2010 AT SD City College/MiraCosta ONLY: SD City: PHIL 102A- Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality Tues/Thurs / 06:00 PM-08:40 PM _______________________________ FALL 2010 SEMESTER/ City and Miramar: SD City: PHIL 102A - Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality Mon/Wed / 9:35am- 11:00am SD City: PHIL 102B - Ethics and Values Mons/Wed / 11:10am-12:35pm SD Miramar: PHL 102B Values and Ethics Mon/Wed / 2:35pm-4:00pm Ananda

FINAL EMAIL    Posted: Dec 19, 2009 Dear Class Wow! What a great semester! I really enjoyed meeting all of you and I am so excited that I will see some of you again in the Spring. It is my dream to have students in my class for more than one semester. Thanks to Barbara and Richard for keeping the conversations lively, often times too lively. But I do want to say that we must all be tolerate of other people and their views. Often times we wish to say horrible things and we do. But remember we are all apart of the human race and that we have to be mindful, respectful and tolerant of what was said. So I felt that I let the exchange get a bit out of control sometimes and for that I am sorry to those students who might have been offended. Thanks to Calvin for often speaking up, sometimes too much, to Amber, Sami, Simon, Shane and Tyler for adding their valuable input as well. To Anthony who was a sleep part of the time and to Akbar for his many questions and concerns. And to everyone else for being great students. Often

Textbook sales    Posted: Dec 15, 2009 Hey I just got an email from the bookstore about buyback: Please inform your students that we are buying back the above text for $37.00. Our buyback runs through Friday, December 18th in front of the City Bookstore. Buyback is an excellent way for students to reduce the cost of textbooks each semester! Thank you for submitting your textbook requisition on time so that we could add your title to our buyback list. OR YOU CAN LEAVE IT WITH ME AND I WILL SELL IT IN THE SPRING TO MY NEXT SET OF STUDENTS. IF YOU WANT ME TO SELL IT BRING IT TO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY. ANANDA PHL100

What to READ and DO for MONDAY December 14 AND 16, 2009    Posted: Dec 13, 2009 DONT FORGET YOUR PAPERS STUDY STUDY STUDY Review your homework exercises Don't forget to bring a scantron, a pen/pencil and an eraser BOTH DAYS. STUDY GUIDE is posted under the Exam Study Guide Folder Work on Paper Three due MONDAY December 14, 2009 NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED AFTER 2PM. PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU PRINT AND SEND ME YOUR PAPER. SEE DOCUMENT CALLED PAPER THREE GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS You must send me a copy via email too by midnight. PLEASE refrain from small talk once class has begun. It is really disrespectful to me and to other classmates. Please be on time!!!!!!Please do not enter the room until after 11:00am. Remember I need the time BEFORE class to get our class set up. Do not take it personally. I just need the time to set up. DO NOT REPLY TO ANY EMAILS THROUGH PAGEOUT. I WILL NOT GET IT. SEND ALL EMAILS TO: professorspike@gmail.com

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EVERYBODY CARED?    Posted: Dec 12, 2009 Dear Students: Please go to this website and read about some of the causes. Try to become active with one of the causes and share your experience with the class during the last few weeks of class. IMPACT YOUR WORLD http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/impact/ Ananda See Related :  http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/impact/

Supplemental Chapter 7 and 12 Vocabulary posted    Posted: Dec 12, 2009 See additional handout posted under the Exam Study Guild Folder Ananda PHL100

Forgot to pass out index cards    Posted: Dec 12, 2009 Dear class I forgot to pass out the index cards. You can take (1) piece of regular printer paper size 8x12 Tear it in half Then write notes on the front and back of this half piece of paper. Or you can buy your own (1) 5x8 index card. Bring this class on Monday AND Wednesday. Sorry about that. Ananda

RATE MY PROFESSORS website    Posted: Dec 6, 2009 Dear class: I see that some of you have recently posted some comments on RateMyProfessors which reminded me that I wanted to tell the class about it as well. If you enjoyed the class or me as the instructor let other future students know about it as well. I believe that the students' voices are very important. I encourage all of my students on the first day of class to read student reviews. Well, now is the time for you to contribute if you wish. Of course, all comments are welcomed but remember that if you wish to post any negative comments that you are sincere and honest and not just being mean and spiteful. The comments should be constructive and useful for future students who have to decide on what class to take and with what instructor. Thank you for the recent comments already posted and for those still to come. In Chicago I had over 200 comments in three years. I am trying to break that record but I need your help. I only have 27 reviews at SD City so far. http:// See Related :  http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1233580

Spring 2010 Courses    Posted: Dec 2, 2009 Dear current and former students: I have a tentative teaching schedule for the Spring 2010. Given the current budget crisis, the class cuts and the class caps of 35 student, I thought I would inform you of my potential classes for the Spring 2010. Getting into a class will be very difficult in the semesters to come. The best thing is to register as soon as possible. If you are interested in taking another course with me here are the spring 2010 options. I am also at SWC and MiraCosta if you want to know my schedule there. We have been informed and told to enforce the 35 student caps which means that we cannot let too many add students in. So the best thing is to be official enrolled. I hope to see some of you again in the future. San Diego MIRAMAR College Spring 2010 73292 – PHL 102A Intro to Philosophy: Reality - MW - 2:35-4:00 pm (MY BEST CLASS) San Diego CITY College Spring 2010 72725 PHL 102B Values/Ethics MW 9:35am-11am (MY SECOND BEST CLASS) San Diego CITY College S

REMINDER...In order to pass this course you must...    Posted: Nov 20, 2009 I noticed that many of your are not doing your homework or other assignments: IN ORDER TO PASS THIS CLASS WITH A C OR HIGHER DESPITE ANY EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS POINTS EARNED YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING: FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A D OR AN F. 1) Attend (27) of the 31 days of lecture 2) Write (3) of the 4 Response Papers 3) Take (2) of the 3 Exams, 4) Complete (22) of the 25 Chapter Homework Assignments, 5) Participate in (16) of the 18 Round Table Group Discussion, 6) Turn in (6) of the News Articles and 7) Participate on a regular basis in class and in the online discussion board. Ananda Spike professorspike@gmail.com PHL 100

Final Grade and end of the semester    Posted: Nov 15, 2009 Well we are nearing the end of our time together this semester. I know that we are all very tired and are getting burned out. We all somehow balance work, school, family and health. Near this time of the semester we tend to burn out and no longer give our best effort, myself included. As I begin the grading finalization process I noticed that quite a few of your are not doing so well in my course thus far for a variety of reasons. As you know we meet over a period of approximately 16 weeks. Assignments are due throughout the entire semester. I see that many of you have elected not to do some or many of the weekly homework assignments. Needless to say that the homework exercises are an essential part to the course work as a whole. I see that some of you have not done one of the papers or might have missed an exam. Many of you have a pretty poor attendance record and have missed more than the allowable (2) excused absence. Some of you have missed up to 5 or 6 or even more classes alre

Free Rice    Posted: Aug 31, 2009 Enhance your vocabulary Do I really make a difference by playing FreeRice? The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives it. According to the United Nations, 25,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007. See Related :  http://freerice.com/

Welcome Letter Fall 2009 Students    Posted: Aug 22, 2009 Welcome to Philosophy 100 Logic and Critical Thinking with Ananda Satya Spike Fall Semester 2009 San Diego Community College • Welcome to my PHL 100 Logic and Critical Thinking class! We will have lots of great discussion and watch lots of news videos and clips. In my course, you will experience philosophy. I love to teach. I have the best job. I look forward to meeting all of you and spending the next 17 weeks together. • Read what other students have to say about me at: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com click on SD City and SD Miramar College, MiraCosta and Southwestern College. • Our class starts at 11:10am. Please be on time! You must attend the first class otherwise you will be dropped from the roster and your seat will be given to another student. Try to limit the amount of times you enter/exit the classroom because such behavior is very distracting. I am committed to being here everyday on time and teaching you philosophy just as I ask that you be commi

Course Description
This course explores the relationship of communications and critical thinking with a focus on good reasoning and the impediments to its mastery. This course emphasizes the development of skills in logical processes including familiarity with the more common fallacies. This course is designed for students learning to apply principles of critical thinking to the practical problems of everyday life.

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