RE: FW: Random Thought: Meaning and Purpose in Teaching

[Paul Brandon]

At 12:38 PM -0400 10/19/04, lschmier wrote:
Dave, what do you think?
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From: David Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:29 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Re: FW: Random Thought: Meaning and Purpose in Teaching
Louis,
     I'm curious.  By the following, you mean that 1) you just want us
to know that you really love teaching, 2) you are announcing that you
prefer to teach than to pray, or 3) you are simply trying to provide an
argument against prayer?
In historical context, of course,
"But, when questioned by the Rabbi, the third said, "Why I would
continue with my job and my normal daily schedule."
would include prayer several times a day.

  --Dave
louis schmier wrote:
	Three students once came to the famous rabbi, Bal Shem Tov, and
he asked
them, "What would you do if you knew you would die in six months"
	The first student said, "I would go to Jerusalem to the Wailing
Wall and
pray continuously."  The second one said, "No. The journey would waste
valuable time. I would go to my room and begin to   praycontinuously.
	The third remained silent and the first two assumed he had
nothing to say.
 >But, when questioned by the Rabbi, the third said, "Why I would
continue
with my job and my normal daily schedule.
 >
	So the Rabbi said, "This third answer is best, for if we cannot
find
holiness and meaning in our moment to moment daily existence we shall
not
find it in Jerusalem or anywhere."
        That's how I feel about teaching.
Make it a good
     --Louis--
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