Someone just asked me two “why” questions. The first was why I read the HBR; the second was why I go “all these same old Lily Conferences on College Teaching year after year after year where it has to get repetitious and tiresome.” I told her, “First, let me take both questions as a whole [...]
Judy caught me Friday morning as I was heading to class and asked me, “Dr. Schmier, I always remember our class; it was about history and life lessons; and, after taking away the pressure of getting grades, you made learning enjoyable and meaningful. So, since I’m now an ed major, and have to write a [...]
Rainy outside. No walking this morning. It’s also kind of stormy on my computer. That professor just won’t let up. I thought sharing the experience with the UPS driver would serve, to paraphrase my friend, Patrick White, who so simply but eloquently put it, “the teacher reminded of his influence….the servant reminded of his potential [...]
Brrrrr! Bundling up time. Went out at 5:00 am. It was in the very low 30s. Yet, it was dark outside, but I felt a light inside. The outer chill, which I really didn’t notice, was countered by inner warmth on which I was concentrating. You see, this morning I went on a pilgrimage that [...]
It’s been in the news lately: the long range impact of teachers. So, what’s new? Let me briefly tell a true story of something that happened last Tuesday morning before this study hit the headlines, and that shows the new news of a teacher’s impact, while true, is really old news. It was one of [...]
I came up with this special money-saving holiday gift idea on the plane from San Francisco to Atlanta. It’s not really a Louis Schmier original. I got the idea from my California daughter-in-law, Terri. So, this is my New Year’s gift certificate that I will give to each student–and to one and all of [...]
