Archive for July, 2005

A Word for my Dictionary of Good Teaching

This is the end of the story. So, this professor accused me of being so “foolish and unreasonable” for because of my emphasis to put teaching on a true equal footing with research and publication, and because of my emphasis on teaching in a manner other than traditional lecturing, testing, and grading. After I had [...]

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Unreasonableness and Love

Now, as Paul Harvey might say, the rest of the story. Or, at least, part of it. So, I get this message from a professor who accuses me of being so “foolish and unreasonable.” “Foolish and unreasonable?” Me? You bet! Do you know what the editor who wrote the WHOLE EARTH CATALOGUE meant when they [...]

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Cancer, Death, Unreasonableness, and Teaching

It’s about 8 am, July 5th. Climbing to 30,000 feet. I’ve been up since 4 am to catch this plane. I’m tired from a sleepless four day July 4th weekend revelry at a wedding in D.C. and heading home for four more sleepless days to help Susan and our friends prepare for my son’s wedding [...]

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