Archive for November, 1994

STUDENT “ABUSE”

It was warm this morning. So much for our three days of south Georgia autumn and winter. It was not a very good walk this morning. At least, it wasn’t relaxing. Everything looked bleak. The darkness seemed blacker than usual; the quiet seemed less comforting. The shadows in which I usually find great delight seemed [...]

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THE REWARDS OF GOOD TEACHING

I slept in this morning and woke up with a gastric hangover caused by too much turkey, stuffing, and other Thanksgiving table delights. It was with a less than determined “ho-hum” that I sluggishly put on my walking grubbies early this afternoon. I think “yuk” would a better way to describe my attitude towards walking. [...]

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THE GOOD TEACHER

Well, this is the third part of the assignment my students have given me. Blast them. They are pushing me to think as hard or maybe even harder than most of my colleagues. I think these three assignments rival, maybe surpass, my doctoral orals. I passed the assignment about what an education boils down to. [...]

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