Well, I guess some of you have a different definition of "professor" and
"profession" than
I do; that if you have a deeply reflected upon and articulated vision about
teaching, it
is dissimilar from mime; that if you have a philosophy of education, it is
certainly
distinct from mine. I just have evolved over the past decade and a half into
what I call
a "wholeness teacher" who sees that we're in a people business that happens to
"sell"
professional skill and information, and which should be concerned not only with
helping
students make a good living, but to learn to live the good life. Too often,
our narrow
view of what it is that we should do leads to the graduation highly skilled and
informed
moral dropouts--to quote myself (I refer to the recent NY TIMES article on
widespread
plagiarism among medical researchers). That's fine. It's what makes the world
go 'round.
Oh, and by the way, I just don't think the less than subtle and clumsy attempt
at
character assassination with the Taylor Mali comment is a worthy effort. If
you're
inclined to do your research, you'll see I was committed to and talking about
making "a
difference" in a student's life long before he hit the entertainment stage.
But, if you
must, that, too, is okay.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmier http:/www.therandomthoughts.com
Department of History
Valdosta State University
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