Monthly Archives: January 2013

Intertextuality

Posted on January 25, 2013 by draulston

I decided to give my juniors their first out-of-class paper of the semester on intertextuality.  Since they haven’t done one before, I decided to give them a practice session first.  I gave them a poem on Penelope (of Odyssey fame) and asked … Continue reading →

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Sigh

Posted on January 22, 2013 by draulston

This story is not necessarily worth a post, but it is a humorous lesson in how different people see the same set of circumstances/event in different ways: Senior: “I only read the first chapter in [some course] last semester.” Me: … Continue reading →

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Plato or postmodern?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by draulston

I started reading Rebecca Goldstein’s Incompleteness on Kurt Godel and his theorems—and life. It’s more a “popularization of science” text than anything else, which is not what I wanted. However, one interesting point has already emerged. Assuming she’s right, both … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Thoughts

Posted on January 1, 2013 by draulston

Seemed like an appropriate time for some thoughts from Whitehead on education:   Education is the acquisition of the art of the utilization of knowledge. In education, the broad primrose path. . . is represented by a book or a … Continue reading →

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