February 2012
36 posts
Don’t Lecture Me: Rethinking How College Students... →
Redish has been teaching at the University of Maryland since 1970. When he started, he lectured because that’s the way he had been taught. But after a few years in the classroom, Redish was meeting with one of his mentors, a famous physicist named Lewis Elton who had begun doing research on education.
“He asked me, ‘How’s your teaching?’”
Redish told him it was going well, but that he...
A poem for my computer
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John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter... →
sweetannasour:
New York November 10, 1958
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First — if you are in love — that’s a good thing — that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.
Second — There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping,...
