Dear Mary in beautiful GA. Not so long ago I taught a short course in writing memoirs to a group of senior citizens, living in an assisted living center. I thought they were very attentive and eager to learn. I also gave a brief talk to two classes of advanced placement students at a nearby middle school. I told them about my childhood, college, and military life and how I got started "really living." Afterward I received a very nice card from each class, and every student had written inside the card. Makes an old man feel more than a little useful. I also spoke to a small college literary honor society, and believe it or not, they all got the jokes. Sincerely, Bob Armstrong in Houston, TX [email protected] wrote: >Ah, teaching. Try an evening class of mixed gender and age, mixed ethnic, >non-native, college age, and older returning students!! I retired after that >one. There are still some serious students, who come to class on time, turn in >their work on time, etc. but they are in the minority, and replaced by mouthy, >disrespectful, and manipulative (blank) Add to that some of them use drugs, or >should be on them for their 'disorders.' > >And the pay is horrible. So that's my spiel on teaching. Mary in beautiful >weather now GA > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- Sincerely, Bob Armstrong in Houston, TX picture "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of America, author of the veterinary mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~