Teaching, Then and Now

Then: I loved being a college prof. That was my career for thirty years. If you get to do something for money, something you are good at, something that is challenging, for which you are appreciated, then you are one of the fortunate human beings. I thought teaching was an honorable profession. Besides, teaching was fun. My students liked me, most of them did. So far as I could tell, they did. I liked them back. Often, students assured me I was their favorite professor. Should a wise professor believe the flattery he receives from his students? Probably not. But it was nice to hear.