Comments on: Blessing My Enemy http://teacherchildrenwell.com/2010/03/04/blessing-my-enemy/ sunlight is (life and day are) only loaned Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:54:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nixxnutz http://teacherchildrenwell.com/2010/03/04/blessing-my-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-12243 nixxnutz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:27:30 +0000 http://teacherchildrenwell.com/?p=1237#comment-12243 I had a journalism professor with a similar teaching style, although not nearly as corrosive or relentless. Once every semester he would spend a full class period berating sophomore students, calling them stupid and worthless, ridiculing their work, then would brag to his departmental colleagues that he had "put the fear of God into them." That was enough to force some students to switch majors, but strangely, I liked the man and felt that I learned a lot from him. I hadn't thought of him in more than 50 years! Thank you for reminding me. I had a journalism professor with a similar teaching style, although not nearly as corrosive or relentless. Once every semester he would spend a full class period berating sophomore students, calling them stupid and worthless, ridiculing their work, then would brag to his departmental colleagues that he had “put the fear of God into them.” That was enough to force some students to switch majors, but strangely, I liked the man and felt that I learned a lot from him. I hadn’t thought of him in more than 50 years! Thank you for reminding me.

]]> By: xyz pdq http://teacherchildrenwell.com/2010/03/04/blessing-my-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-12242 xyz pdq Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:01:12 +0000 http://teacherchildrenwell.com/?p=1237#comment-12242 Emily, I am sorry to read about your experience at Cooper. I went there too and studied under Raimund, who I found to be a useful and helpful teacher. I finished and worked in New York City for the next 10 years. While I don't regret the choices I made, I wouldn't recommend becoming an architect (especially trying to be one like Raimund or Diane Agrest, et al.) to anyone who didn't have absolute undying passion to make architecture. The photos on your website contain more architecture than in most buildings and what passes for architecture these days. Bon courage. Emily,

I am sorry to read about your experience at Cooper. I went there too and studied under Raimund, who I found to be a useful and helpful teacher. I finished and worked in New York City for the next 10 years. While I don’t regret the choices I made, I wouldn’t recommend becoming an architect (especially trying to be one like Raimund or Diane Agrest, et al.) to anyone who didn’t have absolute undying passion to make architecture.

The photos on your website contain more architecture than in most buildings and what passes for architecture these days.

Bon courage.

]]> By: Alan http://teacherchildrenwell.com/2010/03/04/blessing-my-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-12241 Alan Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:54:27 +0000 http://teacherchildrenwell.com/?p=1237#comment-12241 "I despise engaging in futility" -R.Abraham “I despise engaging in futility” -R.Abraham

]]> By: Lauren http://teacherchildrenwell.com/2010/03/04/blessing-my-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-12240 Lauren Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:43:55 +0000 http://teacherchildrenwell.com/?p=1237#comment-12240 Emily, this was beautiful. The way you wove the prayer through the post was such a picture of how God is daily renewing your heart and faith. Thank you for sharing this piece of your life with us. Emily, this was beautiful. The way you wove the prayer through the post was such a picture of how God is daily renewing your heart and faith. Thank you for sharing this piece of your life with us.

]]> By: MMH http://teacherchildrenwell.com/2010/03/04/blessing-my-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-12238 MMH Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:53:53 +0000 http://teacherchildrenwell.com/?p=1237#comment-12238 A truly profound prayer by Bp. Nikolai Velimirovich. Thank you. A truly profound prayer by Bp. Nikolai Velimirovich. Thank you.

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