The incredible power and seduction of of reading. Reading out loud. In a class. In a group. Yes, yes, I know, lots of exceptions to this, so let’s get that out of the way, I am generalizing. Read on…maybe read out loud? In a group setting? What is it that makes us want to readContinue reading “The Power and Seduction of Reading”
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Meetingspeak
25 years ago, ish, I had to serve on the faculty senate at my college. I’m certain it was one of those “send the new gal,” things, but I perceived it as an honor, of course. Midway through my career I served on several high level committees with more or less “success,” but that’s notContinue reading “Meetingspeak”
“Dirty” Little Secret
A dirty little secret… Well, maybe not “dirty,” but least suspect…No worries, I’m not about to talk about sex (sorry to disappoint). I’ll bring that up later in the year when I begin to talk about the eroticism of higher education. But for now, I call it “dirty” because it’s so abhorrent to my profession…Continue reading ““Dirty” Little Secret”
Still asking for help from a higher power — from I.T.?
Again, I ask for help… Be present and alive…that’s all I ask. That’s a lot. I know. Help me Disappear with great great effort to appear… I appear first “present and alive…” So I can slowly disappear. It’s a rhythm thing. __ Take a leap baby…it’s in the language, the paint. Bold, Italics, all thoseContinue reading “Still asking for help from a higher power — from I.T.?”
Less than an Hour From Now
Why am I nervous? I greet my students in an hour. I’ve done this hundreds of times, why the extra butterflies right now? I admit that I most likely always have a tad bit more adrenaline on day one, but not actual “nerves” like I do this morning. Is it the technology? The sheer volumeContinue reading “Less than an Hour From Now”
Rachel LePell 