Happy Camper

I am going to tread lightly in this new incarnation of my blog in areas related to my studies or those classes that I am assisting. This blog is not anonymous and even though my name appears infrequently, a diligent searcher would find it easily.

That said, I LOVE my classes. OK, one of them inspires the students to talk in order to hear their own voices, but all the others are substantive, the profs are master lecturers, and I'm totally engaged. How's that for a resounding vote of confidence in an academic program. Surprisingly, it is my most science oriented class that gets me up in the morning. Damn you, Mr. Foster!

One of my classes is a partial credit course designed to introduce the newest grad recruits to the discipline and to the academicians in the department. It has a bit of a push/pull aspect to it. The teachers both want to assimilate us neophytes into their conception of what the discipline is and how it should operate, and they want to empower us to create our own unique and relevant conception. Does this happen in every school? It is a marvelous course.

Happy camper. Now if the rain would only let up just a bit.