It always starts on day one of classes when my first activity is for them to line up by birthday, irrespective of year. My objective is just to get them moving, interact some with each other, and to suggest that my courses are not very conventional. The process is generally active, fun, and often results… Continue Reading How Wrong I Can Be
We are committed to the lifetime of learning mantra. I started taking classes at NMC in 1978, taking a BASIC computer programming class in the basement of Scholar’s Hall. After 40 years, this is likely my final semester as a full-time student. In 2008, I retired from the Army with 33 months of education benefits,… Continue Reading 40 Years as a NMC Student
Tonight I will walk through areas of downtown Traverse City with my colleagues Lisa Blackford and Brandon Everest and we’ll be accompanied by about one hundred of our students from 5 different classes, their friends and family, and members of the community. We’ll be led by our friend (and good friend to all those in… Continue Reading Walk for Health and Housing 2018
I would like to share with you a poem titled “Horizon.” It is from a book of poems by Rudy Francisco titled: Helium. I came across the book during a Read Harder challenge. I hope I haven’t already driven past my greatest moments. I hope there is something beautiful on the horizon that’s just as… Continue Reading Horizon
