October 23, 2019

Spent the first chunk of class last night reminding my students that learning should be fun, and that most “causes” of anxiety are chimeras, and that, for most people, reading Tolkien for an academic class would be a gift. I think I eased them down a little from the brinks of their several hysterias. Most people want to be healed, and reach out for the cure. Ethan panicked this AM, wanting to know if he could do his presentation today, having missed it last week. He said, “This is why I need those accommodations.” I was thinking, “You need the accommodations because you have them.” We prevent our children from growing beyond themselves.