Thursday Recently Sewanee asked me to cover for an ailing professor and teach a section of English 101 (Composition and Literature), one of my favorite courses. I’m therefore suspending my retirement, at least partially. I love this course, which functions in some ways as an “Intro to College” course. For many students, the first semester […]
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Crown My Head with Ample Square-Cap
Christopher Smart’s “On Taking a Bachelor’s Degree” is deliberately excessively self-congratulatory. Still, students should feel proud of themselves for graduating.
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Beware Teachers That Satirize Students
Tom Layman’s “The Students” is a humorous poem but, in the end, mean-spirited. It also lets the teacher off the hook.
Two Exam Poems To Lift Your Spirits
For students encounter end-of-semester pressure, here are two comic poems about exams. Laughter is an important resource for you at the moment.
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