As I walked the dawning streets, I was still thinking of Ella (not her her real name). It happened unexpectedly late yesterday morning in my front yard. I was on my knees, sweating and suffering the assaults of our foot-long south Georgia mosquitos as if I was reenacting the attack on Pearl Harbor this Memorial [...]
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I just sent this letter to the editor of our local newspaper. I’ll just say that it was mainly prompted by a message I received yesterday from a student. That letter brought tears to my eyes: A sacred trust. That’s what teaching is. A heavy responsibility. That’s what teaching is. A privilege not to be [...]
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Nice walk. The few silent, alone minutes of this dawning morning felt like Keats’ urn, a still unravished bride of quietness. I’m back up to four eleven minute miles. Two more to go. I glided along, in the groove, knowing I was going to hit that milestone. Thank goodness for glucosamine. Anyway, strange thinking was [...]
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As I was on the plane yesterday, a thought struck me that I would like to share with you. There’s a problem in education, and it’s not the information, assessment, technological, or pedagogical problem that everyone is looking at. There’s a problem in education that is not going to be solved by higher salaries or [...]
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Nice walk this balmy morning. Not nice thoughts. I was thinking about a brief but sad conversation I had last week with a colleague from another department in front of the library. I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind and heart. And, I been hesitant to share my feeling and thoughts [...]
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