Hey, Newbie! That’s right. You. Yeah, you. Stop writing. You heard me. Stop writing. Right now. Just stop. You done? Good, now we can move on. When I teach composition, I start out the semester by telling the students that I have one rule about writing. That it’s a simple rule. I get in front… Continue reading Hey, Newbie! Stop Writing!
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Picture of the Day – “Every Major’s Terrible” Edition
After working in higher education for the last four years, my professional reaction to this is simple: QFT.
Teaching Literary Modernism in Under 4 minutes
Tomorrow, my world literature survey begins studying Modernism. Luckily, I have what may be considered an unhealthy attraction to this literary movement. I just get all giddy when talking about it how depressive and fragmented (yet brilliant!) modern literature is.
A Professor’s Job
One of my favorite things to teach in my literature surveys is Confucius’ Analects. The text never ceases to amaze me because of just how relevant it still is. Despite being somewhat archaic in style and diction by today’s standards, Confucius really hit on some ideas that most of us would do well to meditate… Continue reading A Professor’s Job
Academic Elitism: How Ideas Are The Same Everywhere
The college I teach at is fairly small. We broke 1,000 students last year, and should break 1,100 next year. We offer a number of four-year degrees, and many of our students head off to graduate studies after commencement. And yet, there is a disconnect between the local population and the school, not to mention… Continue reading Academic Elitism: How Ideas Are The Same Everywhere