Learning to Smile

Confession: my default facial expression is not a smile. Typically my screen-saver face vacillates between “I’m thinking deep thoughts” or “I’m vaguely upset about something.” I have to think about smiling, be intentional about it, because I have been practicing for years not doing it without even knowing it. And the thing is that there’s so much to smile about (e.g. chocolate chips)! Continue reading “Learning to Smile”

How Do You Teach Leadership in a Literature Class?

The Problem

I keep coming back to this challenge in Seth Godin’s book Linchpin.

What They Should Teach in School

Only two things:

1. Solve interesting problems

2. Lead

My university’s motto is “Integrating Faith in Learning, Leading, and Serving.” If it’s my responsibility to lead in a Christ-centered way, it’s certainly well within my purview to teach my students to lead in some significant way. Continue reading “How Do You Teach Leadership in a Literature Class?”