I was deeply disturbed and shocked today to discover that the Rodgers and Hammerstein Catalog had been sold to the Dutch.
You can read about it here… http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/theater/22rodg.html?_r=1&ref=arts.
Americans do not value their heritage and it makes me truly sad.
Then I saw this video and there is no way I will EVER be sad again!
If those who can’t do teach, then those who can’t teach criticize.
Hell fucking yeah. Anyone who has ever said “those who can’t do teach,” has clearly never taught. It requires more talent than most occupations. Not only do you have to have a wide breadth of knowledge, you also must have the ability to communicate your knowledge in a way that doesn’t alienate your students. You have to deal with limitations set by the bureaucracy above you. You have to impart your knowledge without forcing your opinions on others. You have to help the advanced students stay interested, without making the other students feel like failures. You have to be a great storyteller and performer. You have to give a damn.
Now I will agree there are A LOT of crap teachers out there who probably thought, “Well I can’t make it as ….. so I might as well teach.” They lack the heart and soul for teaching as much as they did for the first profession they gave up on. They discredit my profession and honestly have no business imposing their nonsense on other minds.
Phew…. sorry. It’s been a bad week and nothing can get me more fired up than talking about education.
Ok. Done.
An April Fools’ Day “Sneak Peak” at Mad Men Season 3 from illustrator Dyna Moe.
“This literally happens in the script; it is not a metaphor or a dream sequence. Season 3 is going to be crazy, everybody!”
![The amazing Wallace Shawn is interviewed in the A.V. club this week. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have much to say about one of his most well-known roles, Vizzini (aka the “Inconcieveable!” guy) from The Princess Bride — he even goes so far as to admit the film was “not [his] type of humor.” On the other hand, he expresses surprisingly great pride in Mr. Hall, the stern, geeky teacher from 1995’s Clueless, calling him “a very beautiful character to play.” He then goes on to describe a what may be the most dramatic off-screen debate in the 3-season history of the Clueless TV spinoff (for which Mr. Shawn reprised his film role): “After about 10 episodes, they changed writers and brought in a different team of directors. And there was a guy who asked me to do something as Mr. Hall that I didn’t think was very appropriate for Mr. Hall. And I was prepared to be fired and sued rather than besmirch the character of Mr. Hall.”](http://22.media.tumblr.com/auRZSccu1lrscf5bhYD0UzDeo1_400.jpg)
