Archive for July, 2001

Acceptance

It was the end of the term a few days ago. On the last day of class, we do closure. We bring in an object that symbolizes the experiencet each of us is taking with us from the class. One of them was not the most glowing closure statement I’ve heard. It fact it was [...]

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“How Do you Really Think About Teaching”

I arrived home Sunday night to find a challenging e-mail waiting for me. It was from an education major at a northwestern university, who had been reading my stuff on the website. It was the first time she had contacted me. But, what a first time. She threw a gauntlet down at my virtual feet. [...]

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A Truth

Just had an interesting phone call at my home. It started, “Hey, Dr. Schmier. This is Mandy. Remember me?” “Sure. What’s up that you’re calling me this early at my house? Something wrong.” “Yeah. Sorry to call this early. I have to talk with someone. And, you were the first one to come to mind. [...]

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