Re: A Theme Night

["Frank G. Williams" <frankw @mail.ahc.umn.edu>]

Hi Friends,

I once had a student (from a medical school class I was teaching)
approach me to say, essentially, "If you would just work harder in
presenting the curriculum, then I would do better in your class."
He had a preconceived notion about how much time my course should
take and was unwilling to work as hard as his classmates.

It reminds me of this thread: "If you weren't in my way so much
then I'd be able to dance much better."

It is also true that:  "If you were a better dancer, then others
wouldn't be in your way so often!"

I know, that's easy to say when floors locally are rarely full...
But if my tango skills include slick evasive counter-moves
and the nerve to occasionally assert a claim for space, then I
shouldn't blame others for not enjoying myself.

My only rule of navigation:  Share and share alike.
Give others as much room (= respect) as they are giving you.

Frank - Mpls.


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Frank G. Williams, Ph.D.           University of Minnesota
frankw @mail.ahc.umn.edu            Dept. of Neuroscience
(612) 625-6441  (office)           321 Church Street SE
(612) 624-4436  (lab)              Minneapolis, MN  55455
(612) 281-3860  (cellular/home)

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