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\"Perception<\/p>\n

Grades were due in today at Butler University, and so this kind of, sort of, marks the beginning of summer from an academic perspective. Actually, I have some administrative, assessment-related activities that I am still involved in. And so think I will just consider my summer\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and my sabbatical \u2013 to start the week after next.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I offer you the chart above, which will help you plot exactly where you are in the summer if you are an academic, using only your perception of how much time is left in it. The chart came to my attention via the Facebook page @!$% Academics Say.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grades were due in today at Butler University, and so this kind of, sort of, marks the beginning of summer from an academic perspective. Actually, I have some administrative, assessment-related activities that I am still involved in. And so think I will just consider my summer\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and my sabbatical \u2013 to start the week after next. 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