teaching

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some linger at the end looking for a way to say goodbye more personally. it is very kind of them. weirder are the few failing that write me and ask […]

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Student 1: I heard you practicing.Student 2: No, don’t listen, it isn’t finishedStudent 1: I liked it.Student 2: But it isn’t finished don’t listen to it.Student 1: I can’t not […]

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student: I can’t read what I wroteteacher: why not?student: because it’ll piss people offteacher: that’s ok, it’s a writing class. if you piss people off so be it.student: I can’t […]

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Teaching at Ryerson was fun. Had my last class and a few stuck around in a shy nervous way. They wanted to personally say goodbye or ask if I’m returning. […]

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In my classes student write poetry or lyrics and many, for whom English is not their first language, make unexpected ideas in their writing I enjoy like this today, “I […]

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Student reviews from the University came back. Each term less than 10% fill them out but always interesting. They are anonymous and run the spectrum from I hate your guts […]

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A student doing a presentation on Lemonade by Beyoncé said near the end that she feels sorry for her because she’s one of the most famous people in the world, […]

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A student in class doing a presentation on SIA’s 1000 Forms of Fear mentioned at one point that she had been compared to Aretha whoever that is. I asked you […]

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Sometimes I think the teaching in the classroom might just be asking questions. In last week’s Green Day presentation, a student showed a clip ostensibly proving Billie Joe Armstrong is […]

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A student lies to my face. I badly want to tell her how stupid is this lie. The system of academia is a chess game and she has so many […]