The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: teaching

  • “Old clock. No longer works.”

    Recently, someone sent me a postcard with the image of a gorgeous, ornate, antique clock. I love clocks. The caption didn’t include its location. It simply said, “Old clock. No longer works.” I bet that was written by a young person. Our society places entirely too much value on functionality these days. Some things, like…

  • Never Stop Learning, Never Stop Teaching

    We learn from each other, if only by example.

  • Disrespect of Teachers

    Back in 2010 I went back to school to get my third degree. College at 45 is a different experience indeed. My professors were usually my contemporaries, and most of my fellow students seemed like they were from a different planet. I struggled to find common ground with them. I hadn’t had this much contact…

  • College Later in Life: A New Perspective on Professors

    The first time I went to college I was 18 years old, and I had struggled so hard to be there that I kind of looked upon the professors as Gods. They constituted this great pantheon of pedagoguery and I was eager to soak up whatever knowledge they saw fit to impart. I didn’t question…