In my personal journey through undergraduate and graduate schools, I remember the names of but a few of my favorite professors: Dr. Riley and Dr. Stagg being on top of that list and they were, of course, literature virtuosos . Alan, many of your students will never forget Dr. Noble!
I fear a world of no literature (or teachers of literature) and other arts. AI cannot replace these. One specific way I am going to try to improve myself in the new year is to finish one book before beginning another. Since COVID I've created a new habit of beginning several books and taking so long to finish even one. I think this is due to the distractions of technology. This doesn't 100% relate to your article, but keep on teaching.
One of my favorite undergrad classes was Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton because, like you, it was purely evident the professor loved what she taught and loved teaching it. In seminary, I had the same experience with my OT/NT classes.
Keep the fire burning to continue passing a much needed torch in this world, sir!
There's a French movie I watched on a flight home from, appropriately, France, a couple of years ago - "On the Adamant". It's a beautiful movie. I highly recommend it. Without going into too much detail it is about a converted barge on the Seine that treats people with mental illness.
Somewhere they say, "In a world where thinking is often confined to ticking boxes and singularity is stifled, some places continue to resist to keep the poetic function of mankind and language alive".
As I read your truly beautiful post that quote came back to me.
Your students are blessed brother. Please continue to resist.
In my personal journey through undergraduate and graduate schools, I remember the names of but a few of my favorite professors: Dr. Riley and Dr. Stagg being on top of that list and they were, of course, literature virtuosos . Alan, many of your students will never forget Dr. Noble!
Blessings to the humble teacher,
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I fear a world of no literature (or teachers of literature) and other arts. AI cannot replace these. One specific way I am going to try to improve myself in the new year is to finish one book before beginning another. Since COVID I've created a new habit of beginning several books and taking so long to finish even one. I think this is due to the distractions of technology. This doesn't 100% relate to your article, but keep on teaching.
One of my favorite undergrad classes was Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton because, like you, it was purely evident the professor loved what she taught and loved teaching it. In seminary, I had the same experience with my OT/NT classes.
Keep the fire burning to continue passing a much needed torch in this world, sir!
Man. Beautiful.
There's a French movie I watched on a flight home from, appropriately, France, a couple of years ago - "On the Adamant". It's a beautiful movie. I highly recommend it. Without going into too much detail it is about a converted barge on the Seine that treats people with mental illness.
Somewhere they say, "In a world where thinking is often confined to ticking boxes and singularity is stifled, some places continue to resist to keep the poetic function of mankind and language alive".
As I read your truly beautiful post that quote came back to me.
Your students are blessed brother. Please continue to resist.