Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Good profile of one of the Patron Saints of Outside Counsel, Greil Marcus. In terms of temperament I am probably more of a Christgau guy-- the Dean has a knack for pithiness that Marcus seldom employes. (That said, his review of "Self-Portrait" may be the most quoted piece of rock crit in history.) Marcus is more West Coast, I think, although it is hard to pin down what about him seems that way. Christgau teaches at NYU, Marcus teaches at Berkeley. I can picture Marcus at NYU, but never Christgau at Berkeley. Good advice:
When teaching a seminar, and there’s a point that rises out of the discussion that you think absolutely has to be made, wait. In five minutes someone in the class will say what, if you, the teacher, had said it, would have killed the discussion—but coming from a student, it will push the discussion forward, into richer territory than your own sterile interruption could ever have found.
// posted by Bill @ 11:34 AM 
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Smart teacher move.
Another is: when asking for input to get a discussion going and there is a blank silence, count to ten silently ...and you'll never get to 10.
Another is: when asking for input to get a discussion going and there is a blank silence, count to ten silently ...and you'll never get to 10.
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