Tuesday, June 23, 2009

FEED: Teaching philosophy to prison inmates

I mean, I feel that teaching philosophy to high school freshmen is no breeze either, but they aren't half as tough an audience as this one.

Most of the campus's policies were fairly standard, but announced with much more gravity than I was used to. Failing to take attendance, for instance, is not only a violation of policy but also a felony breach of security. Some of the rules were standard, but laughably inapplicable: No romantic relationships with students — to be conducted where, and with whom, in my all-male class? When I had finished reading the instructor's handbook, I was required to sign and return it. I've taught at many institutions, but had never before seen a top-secret instructor's handbook. More...

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