Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. While I’ve never conducted formal research on the question, it […]
Nota Bene #121: Birds of an Ancient Feather
“Television is an invention whereby you can be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn’t have in your house.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this […]
Nota Bene #116: Long Live Elena Pavlichenko
“I think women rule the world and that no man has ever done anything that a woman either hasn’t allowed him to do or encouraged him to do.” Who said it?
Unemployed adventurers
by Terry Hargrove As I write this I am six days removed from the worst day of my professional life. On March 25, after a classroom/lesson evaluation, I was informed by my […]
The first day of the rest of my life
I walked into the classroom hopped up on caffeine and adrenaline. I’d gotten to the room early—a drab box on the second floor of of our largest academic building—with the intent of […]
Why do you want to be a storyteller?
“Why do you want to be a storyteller?” I asked my freshmen. It was the second time I had asked. The first time had been on the second day of class, an […]
Democracy & Elitism 2: performance elitism vs privilege elitism, and why the difference matters
Part 2 in a series. “Elite” hasn’t always been an epithet. In fact, if we consider what the dictionary has to say about it, it still signifies something potentially worthy. Potentially. For […]
Why do we teach? No, really. Why?
by Terry Hargrove A guy I know once said: “People who teach can’t do anything else.” So I hit him with a chair. OK, I didn’t hit him with a chair. It […]
Take the time to take the walk
“Take a walk with me,” I said. My students, some twenty-one freshmen, followed me into the hallway. “We’re going to take a walk around the building,” I told them. “I want you […]
Dr. Slammy in 2008: A thinkpower curriculum for the 21st Century
Hi. I’m Sam Smith, and I’m running for president on a platform that stresses education’s critical role in solving our nation’s problems and assuring a future of universal opportunity for all citizens. […]
