December 21, 2001

My Students Don't Know What They're Missing

By FRANK W. CONNOLLY

College teaching is not what it used to be. In many ways that's good, but for all the improvements and innovations of recent years, I find that this wonderful profession is not nearly as satisfying as it once was.

At first I attributed my frustration to advancing age. But upon reflection I realized that while I was indeed getting older, the real reason for my disappointment is that I miss the students. I still have lots of students; there are times when I have too many of them. What I

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