tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post431166592021243166..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: And suddenly the nerves hit.Kim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-846466464905129312007-09-29T22:21:00.000+01:002007-09-29T22:21:00.000+01:00Glad to hear that it went okay. I still have night...Glad to hear that it went okay. I still have nightmares about first days of term. I dream that I haven't prepared enough, and that halfway through the class I run out of material and there everyone sits with glazed eyes, watching me...Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-20644053398739191872007-09-29T01:23:00.000+01:002007-09-29T01:23:00.000+01:00hurray for you, sugar!hurray for you, sugar!savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-38114190370263081982007-09-28T18:40:00.000+01:002007-09-28T18:40:00.000+01:00Dr Maroon - Euripadese, EumendadeseBinty - genius,...<B>Dr Maroon</B> - Euripadese, Eumendadese<BR/><BR/><B>Binty</B> - genius, pure genius :)<BR/><BR/><B>Justin</B> - nice one :)<BR/><BR/><B>Kanani</B> - excellent!<BR/><BR/><B>Pat</B> - a simple strip-teasing? You have my heart a racing now :)<BR/><BR/><B>Tricia</B> - we're nearly all brought up to avoid drawing attention to ourselves, so to be prepared to stand up in front of a group of people always triggers some part of the brain to feel a bit wary, but I've always been a bit of a show-off so quite enjoy it.<BR/><BR/><B>Kate</B> - thank you :)<BR/><BR/><B>Michael</B> - this is true<BR/><BR/><B>Carole</B> - if I did an online course, it would be too easy for people to quickly look something up on Wikipedia and catch me out. At least teaching a live class I have the chance to bluff my way out of a corner if someone challenges me.<BR/><BR/><B>Tom</B> - I'm busy writing something now...<BR/><BR/><B>C in DC</B> - well if you can find a way to sponsor my flight and accommodation out to DC, I'll happily run the course there :)<BR/><BR/><B>Restaurant Gal</B> - of course it did :)<BR/><BR/><B>NLA</B> - thank you for your warm words - you have to remember that the blog is purely the edited highlights, written in such a way to make me look good, though.<BR/><BR/><B>Sam</B> - it all worked out in the end :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-24409882909292087862007-09-28T18:39:00.000+01:002007-09-28T18:39:00.000+01:00How did it go?How did it go?Sam, Problem-Child-Bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650421439038979462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-62327912333226137892007-09-28T17:27:00.000+01:002007-09-28T17:27:00.000+01:00No worries. I don't pretend to know you but just w...No worries. I don't pretend to know you but just what I know of you from your blog leads me to believeyou are an exceptionally Interesting & intelegent person. You students are lucky to to have you as a professorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-30691428084120236742007-09-28T17:13:00.000+01:002007-09-28T17:13:00.000+01:00And it went just fine, didn't it?And it went just fine, didn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-72483862831364910172007-09-28T15:20:00.000+01:002007-09-28T15:20:00.000+01:00Are you sure you're not in DC? My BIL just started...Are you sure you're not in DC? My BIL just started a philosophy class this week.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure your class went well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-19737576432533016822007-09-28T15:07:00.000+01:002007-09-28T15:07:00.000+01:00I'm sure your students are better off for having s...I'm sure your students are better off for having spent two hours with their "nervous" teacher. Like the impossibility of stepping into that flowing stream twice, your pupils are most likely seeing things just a bit differently this morning. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures in wonder-land.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04338367408403679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-27095569913625301062007-09-28T14:00:00.000+01:002007-09-28T14:00:00.000+01:00I expect things went quite well. Perhaps you coul...I expect things went quite well. Perhaps you could host an online Philosophy course. Since you have already done the work on the first two classes, maybe you could earn a bit extra and your faithful readers could learn a bit extra.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828426520214270655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-81673898515601778572007-09-28T13:47:00.000+01:002007-09-28T13:47:00.000+01:00i was sometimes a bit low on prep when i was teach...i was sometimes a bit low on prep when i was teaching. i know how you feel.<BR/><BR/>sometimes the spontaneous lessons end up being the best ones tho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-81330674848187931762007-09-28T13:04:00.000+01:002007-09-28T13:04:00.000+01:00Hope it went well!BTW your courses sound really in...Hope it went well!<BR/><BR/>BTW your courses sound really interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027028952998373863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-14790316210123344972007-09-28T12:48:00.000+01:002007-09-28T12:48:00.000+01:00For some reason it makes me feel calmer about STAR...For some reason it makes me feel calmer about STARTING new classes to know that the teacher might be just as nervous as me. We are all hoping to succeed! I am learning this more and more as my husband is a Math professor with his first job after student teaching while working toward his PhD. He gets nervous all the time.<BR/><BR/>Hope it went well!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595026999757410223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-31044405769676869402007-09-28T12:01:00.000+01:002007-09-28T12:01:00.000+01:00It's vital to have a rush of adrenalin or nerves b...It's vital to have a rush of adrenalin or nerves before doing something in public whether one is acting, performing, lecturing or simple strip-teasing. When one doesn't it all tends to go a bit flat IME.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-15290068222227754602007-09-27T23:52:00.000+01:002007-09-27T23:52:00.000+01:00You are showing them Bill & Ted's Excellent Advent...You are showing them Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure aren't you?<BR/><BR/>So-crates!<BR/><BR/>Yes, The Pre-Socrates would be the band that Socrates ripped the name from. Pre-Socrates later went on to become The Platos, however, they never fully recovered from having their original name taken.Kananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317494343177263398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-54311346234285522852007-09-27T19:51:00.000+01:002007-09-27T19:51:00.000+01:00Good luck. Two hours will fly by especially with t...Good luck. Two hours will fly by especially with the interesting discussions I'm sure you'll all have.<BR/>Maybe you'll like this thing I found a while back. Only, <A HREF="http://www.mindspring.com/~mfpatton/sclinic.htm" REL="nofollow">I can't seem to beat Socrates.</A>Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802083243719644274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-52251400860076070602007-09-27T18:55:00.000+01:002007-09-27T18:55:00.000+01:00Socrates' dad. Rebelling against his dad's philoso...Socrates' dad. Rebelling against his dad's philosophy on life, popular music and eating your greens was what got the whole ball rolling, dontcha know.Binty McShaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675394718164552966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-48964271402532771872007-09-27T18:48:00.000+01:002007-09-27T18:48:00.000+01:00Pre-Socrates? like, who would that be?Pre-Socrates? like, who would that be?Dr Maroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639939963726199699noreply@blogger.com