{"id":64227,"date":"2022-12-07T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/?p=64227"},"modified":"2024-08-02T09:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:10:32","slug":"five-things-to-do-during-the-grumpy-time-of-the-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/blog\/2022\/12\/07\/five-things-to-do-during-the-grumpy-time-of-the-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-64228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ctl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2022\/12\/dmitry-ulitin-r3_yzk0TZls-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Grumpy cat sits on a fence\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" \/><\/figure><p>A recent faculty Focus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/effective-classroom-management\/five-things-to-do-during-the-grumpy-time-of-the-semester\/?st=FFWeekly%3Bsc%3DFFWeekly221128%3Butm_term%3DFFWeekly221128\">article<\/a> defined a phenomenon that many college educators currently experience: Grumpy time. The grumpy time begins when we feel like the semester never ends, usually about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through, when everyone (instructors and students) start to feel a little grumpier about school, and compassion levels are depleting. 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