A Meaningful Life?
All writers eventually confront, if they are thoughtful people, the ultimate conceit: they have discovered the ultimate, definitive insight into …
Tag Archives: Teaching
Forgiveness
When teaching, for any significant assignment, I gave my students a handout explaining not only the rationale for the assignment …
Beginning The End Again
It’s interesting, gentle readers, where memory takes us, unbidden, unexpected. I was this afternoon, suddenly back in my last semester …
Teaching: A Model?
Who, exactly, do we want in the classroom? Who should be teaching our kids, and who shouldn’t? If we’re not …
My Final Lecture, May, 2020
The end of the school year is a bittersweet time for teachers. It’s satisfying to complete a year—or semester–of hard work. …
My Final Lecture Of 2019
The end of the school year is a bittersweet time for teachers. It’s satisfying to complete a year—or semester–of hard work. …
Thanksgiving Thoughts, 2018
In the daily maelstrom of our lives, we take much for granted. We can’t help it. To function, we have …
Teaching And Summer: I Knew The Bed Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It
I’ve been thinking about this week’s education article for some time, and the usual outrages in college and secondary education …
My Final Lecture Of 2018
The end of the school year is a bittersweet time for teachers. It’s satisfying to complete a year of hard work. …
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