I know that there are some teachers out there who feel that they are, in some lofty intellectual way, somehow superior to the students they teach. When I first started teaching, some mumblemumblemumble26mumblemumble years ago, I admit that I had … Continue reading
I’ve been trying to read a student’s essay. It seems to be about an ‘imported job’ that she got last year. As I read through it, I couldn’t figure out why she thought this job was imported, and from where. … Continue reading
It’s getting close to time. And this form is getting close to true. … Continue reading
My children. They’re grown up now, of course, but in my mind. . . . I can still see them at all stages and all ages. Most of the traumas and inconveniences and phases and embarrassments and did I mention … Continue reading
We’re baaaaaack. Chieftains concert: FANTASTIC! People who brought a toddler to this concert and refused to remove him when he started to babble and coo and laugh and whine: I hate you. Everyone in the sold-out concert hall hates you. … Continue reading
This was my day off and, looking back on it, I don’t think I did a single productive thing. In other words, it was a great day off. The laundry is piling up and the countertops are cluttered (that drives … Continue reading