Category Archives: Education

In the Form of a Question

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Below is the text of some remarks I was supposed to give to the Senior Class at Sewanee this spring but never did–when I arrived to Cravens Hall, the banquet had been called off because of a tornado warning!  How … Continue reading →

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Protected: Hogs and Cucumbers

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Rebel’s Rest: Com’era, Dov’era?

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

I wrote the following post on July 30, but decided not to post it publicly, as it seemed (for lack of a better word) incendiary.  But as the two postscripts indicate, perhaps now is a good time to raise the … Continue reading →

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Words for Wines and Other Important Things

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

There’s a fine piece in this week’s New Yorker (July 12, 2014) by Maria Konnikova entitled “What We Really Taste When We Drink Wine” that I think has some bearing on what we do in the Humanities.  I had begun … Continue reading →

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Get Rid of Corporal Punishment? That’s “Acting Like Big Brother”

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

On Monday the issue of corporal punishment in Franklin County schools came before the board, as part of the review of section 6 policies.  We had been due to discuss this in April’s meeting, but because it had been a … Continue reading →

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Protected: Beatings and Latin again

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Corporal Punishment in Franklin County Schools

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

The following note was sent to my Franklin County School Board colleagues. Dear Colleagues, I want to make sure that, in connection with our annual review of Section Six Policies in April, we pull Policy 6.31o4, on corporal punishment, out … Continue reading →

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Two Ways About It

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

This is a talk I was asked to give for new student orientation way back in 2005 here at Sewanee. Two Ways About It New Student Orientation Talk Guerry Auditorium Sunday, August 21, 2005 Good afternoon. Let me be among … Continue reading →

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The King’s Whiskers at SAS

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Has British royalty ever visited the Cumberland Plateau? Well, sort of … “On the feast of Charles I of England 1924 Fr Orum [the prior at the time] thought it fitting that they should hold a special commemoration for his martyrdom … Continue reading →

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Doug Seiters

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

The following is a talk I gave at the Sewanee Emeritus Association Annual Banquet in honor of Doug Seiters on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the old Sewanee Inn. When Laurence Alvarez contacted me a few months ago asking me … Continue reading →

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