Sunday, September 10, 2006
I Blog, Therefore IM
When I started blogging earlier this week, I approached it as what they call in the retail world a "soft opening"-- I just started writing and didn't tell anyone. If anyone wandered in, that would be fine. Now that a few people have noticed and are checking in, I should explain my project a little.
I'm a teacher. It's a great job, the best job I can imagine. I'm lucky enough to work at a school where the students are very hard-working, diligent, passionate, and interesting. My colleagues, likewise, are extremely hard-working and passionate. I worry, though, about the interaction between these two groups. I fear the students think (with some reason) that we profs present ourselves as Gods of the Law who periodically descend from the 3d floor to scatter doctrine around like bread crumbs and then retreat to our aerie.
I figure it wouldn't hurt to share some recipes now and then to break down that stereotype.
There are limits, of course. I will not refer to students by name unless I am handing out a compliment. Also, I probably can't comment on any controversies involving the administration of the law school. Finally, there are some details of my life I won't divulge here for the simple reason that because of my work as a prosecutor, there are people getting out of prison who might hold a grudge, and I need to protect others from that threat. I'm fine if they come after me.... he he he. I've got Vic the Demon Pimp on my side.
At a school like Baylor, which tends to be intense, community is an important thing. I want this to be a good thing for that community as a whole, because that place, those people, are at the center of the vocation I have chosen.
I'm a teacher. It's a great job, the best job I can imagine. I'm lucky enough to work at a school where the students are very hard-working, diligent, passionate, and interesting. My colleagues, likewise, are extremely hard-working and passionate. I worry, though, about the interaction between these two groups. I fear the students think (with some reason) that we profs present ourselves as Gods of the Law who periodically descend from the 3d floor to scatter doctrine around like bread crumbs and then retreat to our aerie.
I figure it wouldn't hurt to share some recipes now and then to break down that stereotype.
There are limits, of course. I will not refer to students by name unless I am handing out a compliment. Also, I probably can't comment on any controversies involving the administration of the law school. Finally, there are some details of my life I won't divulge here for the simple reason that because of my work as a prosecutor, there are people getting out of prison who might hold a grudge, and I need to protect others from that threat. I'm fine if they come after me.... he he he. I've got Vic the Demon Pimp on my side.
At a school like Baylor, which tends to be intense, community is an important thing. I want this to be a good thing for that community as a whole, because that place, those people, are at the center of the vocation I have chosen.
