Comments | novak: Personal: Library; Julie Stopping By; Dina's New Tune; Alex Ross' Justice

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Personal: Library; Julie Stopping By; Dina's New Tune; Alex Ross' Justice

Oct 03, 2006 01:34

Hid out at the library during the big storm this evening after having a meeting with a student at 7pm. This freshman, David, is one of the really thoughtful and interesting ones: really engaging the material for its own sake, and thus really able to draw me out as an instructor. It's so stimulating to work with students' passion: students who ( Read more... )

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canonjohn October 3 2006, 14:01:26 UTC

I hear you regarding students who have a passion for the subject and those who are indifferent. The ones who just show and sit there are deadly to a teacher's spirit. Thank God there are always some who are obviously engaged and interest/ Without them it would be hard to get up in the morning.
John

novak October 5 2006, 06:57:37 UTC

Exactly.