Re: In defense of frustrated students
Tim O'Connor (tim@roughdraft.org)
Fri, 29 May 1998 01:09:33 -0400
laura said:
> i have been known to mutter over and over "may i never become a famous
> author so that clueless people never pick apart my work in class."
On the other hand, sometimes it's fascinating to see how big a gap there
can be between how the writer intended it and the reader interpreted it.
But that's another old inflammatory comment that, if it starts a brawl, I
will duck!
> i must say, as a disclaimer, i _know_ there's good teachers out there.
> i know there's great students out there. i just know very few of them.
> sorry if i sound awful, i'm just in a terrible mood.
Good teachers are so precious because there are so few of them. That, I
think, is why I learned to cherish and love (like FAMILY, I hasten to add)
the ones I have encountered who are gifted with one or another kind of
wisdom.
--tim o'connor