After a week of suffering a cold my grand-daughters gave me with their hugs and kisses, I was ready to hit the pre-dawn streets. It was about 4:30 am. I had brewed some coffee, had read about UNC’s victory over Arkansas, and had done a crossword puzzle on line. As I was finishing my [...]
Whom do we remember most from the days we were students? Who made the most difference in our lives? Who left the most indelible imprint on our soul? Really! Who? The brilliant lecturer? I doubt it. The great tester and grader? That I really doubt! The scholarship of renown scholar? You think? Or, do [...]
I fear I am about to get myself into trouble with a compendium to my latest reflection on what students need. It’s about what so many faculty need. Perhaps, desperately need. Why trouble? It’s because while so many of us academics are so quick to talk about students, we are so hesitant, to say [...]
I have been reading about 150 daily student journal entries for the past two months, through the anxiety, fatigue, elation, distraction, forgetfulness, fear, sadness, anticipation, sickness, and a host of other expressed up and down issues, one thing struck hard. It wasn’t a new revelation, but it really hit home. Maybe it was more [...]
