McSweeny's: Lou Ann Lang: "How To Practice Best Practices: A Guide For Faculty"

Refer to everything you do as a “best practice.” For example, when you photocopy a random New York Times op-ed ten minutes before class and ask your students to “relate it to the reading,” that is a best practice. Also, using a green board marker if there are no black ones left.
Always professorsplain what a best practice is. Otherwise, everyone may not be aware of how innovative you’re being.
If anyone asks why your lesson constitutes a best practice, say it “aligns with national best practices.” 

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