sparks
extract of an email from my prof:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a free country (at least within the confines of the CB course) - I do not insist that you come to class - I don't take attendance and I don't reward or penalize you for participating or not in class discussions. If you attend class, I must assume that you have some interest in hearing what I have to present for the day, or to learn from your classmates, or to just gaze admiringly at my benign visage (I do take the efforts to shave, you know, just to look good for you - ask my 101 class students who had to bear with my gruff bearded appearance for the major part of the term)...
...In return, I too promise to not surf the web while teaching (or listening to your presentations), to not take phone calls (except life and death ones), and to come to class (and finish class) on time. How's that for a deal arh?"
the moon must be blue. i'm actually going admit that there is ALOT potential for learning where i am. but we often move too quickly to capitalise on all the opportunities. much as i complain like mad, i'm sure i'll miss all the crazy/hecitc/sleep deprived (okays.. maybe not so much sleep deprived) days spent with crazy/loads of things to do/sleep deprived friends.
for all its cold soulsucking tendencies, filled with stickthin, impossibly smart people pracing around to taunt the few remaining mere mortals in our faces, i do see sparks once in a while.
and i -heart- biao. (sorry chris!) owe you huge for this one.
jacq | 5:01:00 PM
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