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Just some things

1a. Are there any people in your life who make you believe that love is possible? In this world of chaos and selfishness and duplicity, it's just nice to have concrete proof that some people are true and loving and wonderful, and made for each other, and they find each other, and I'm rambling, but I'm just so happy. I love seeing the people I love happy.

1b. Conversely, what is the problem with some people? There's this guy who might be cheating on my friend, and I just want to pummel him, because she's hurting so badly and he seems to have no clue. People hurt one another, lead one another on, and for what reason? Because we want to feel loved, perhaps? Because we're afraid? Because we have to make the hurt go away by intentionally or unintentionally hurting others? Sometimes I feel so discouraged by people. And then I remember 1a.

2. No plans on this Friday night. An ex and his new girlfriend invited me to go clubbing with them, and I'm feeling a little lonely, so I almost wish that I'd said yes, but there's something really dumb about that idea. I think I'm going to go to the local coffee shop that soulsister used to frequent, and I'm going to write. That's what I'm going to do. That is a good Friday plan.

3. I got this in an e-mail from Miss Rich (high school art history teacher, see post about education): "A study showed  that X% of students today lack empathy.  You make up for all of those bone and dick heads." I fucking love her. See 1a.

4. I put myself on the line with soulsister. I'm not sure what to make of what's happening. I'm not sure she feels the same way. I have no regrets.

5. I asked cutestudent to eat lunch with me in the grass today. It was completely wonderful. I've always loved talking to him about school stuff, and I enjoyed talking to him about life stuff, too. Then I found out his age. 19. Robbing the cradle. And then, on an unrelated note, I wonder, am I doing the same thing soulsister is? Or is this different?

6. I feel very full and empty of the world right now. I want to curl up and cry, and yet I also have so much joy. What is this feeling? And why? Make it stop. Or is this a good feeling? I can't even tell. I have to get out of here.

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"Talk to me about education"

My favorite teacher from high school, who has become one of my best friends, e-mailed me yesterday and said, "Talk to me about education."

I wrote the following:

Here's what comes to mind about education. I guess I'll structure it as a list of important things I've learned. Much of it, I learned from you. 

1. Make your students feel like human beings. Care about them in the classroom and out. Make them know that their thoughts matter.

2. Make the subject matter relevant to their lives or to their way of viewing the world--past, present, or future. In art history, it was always helpful in your class when you made us see connections between art and history, economy, social movements, etc. It's increasingly important to see why art matters, what it does for us, as arts programs across the nation (and NPR!) are getting cut.

3. Use their voices and ideas. Teach the strong students to be facilitators of discussion instead of dominators. Teach the quiet voices courage and conviction. Do this by example and by talking to students outside of class.

4. The worst teachers are bullies. Whether this is born of arrogance or self-doubt, a negative spirit ruins the atmosphere and often the student's relationship to material.

5. We all must be critiqued and it's never easy but nearly always constructive. Fostering an atmosphere of trust, kindness, and passion for knowledge makes this easier. I still have not entirely learned this lesson. Even now, working with the most intelligent, thoughtful, and thorough editor/mentor a fledgling academic could ask for, I still panic at the sight of his comments and expect Schaff's scrawling "CRAP!" in red ink across the pages. I have much less fear in the realms of art history, math, and science than I do in my extensive and much beloved writing projects, and I credit you, Mrs. Pellissier, and Mr. Arbo for that. My own neuroses are also certainly a factor, but I think it's important that all of you were able to teach me without ever making me feel unintelligent.

 Thinking back on the majority of my classes, I do not feel that my high school education was very good. It was in the neutral range of positive. We talked about grades and memorization, not ideas and application. My sister's education has been much worse. My education at Millsaps has been exceptional. There are a lot of things I dislike about my college, most of them related to the priorities of the administration and some related to the social spaces, but I have had a number of truly remarkable professors who are given room to be creative and use new methods of teaching and ideas (I think it's even encouraged). And when professors are given the freedom to be passionate about what they do, it is  clear, and students become more passionate as a result.

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I know I post about teaching a lot, but I'm just hyper-aware of how education, and especially those who have taught me, has affected my life. Who is the best teacher you've ever had, and why? How much of who you are has been affected by your education? I want to know everything.