“I always - I knew from day one , in college, that I wanted to be a teacher .But I don't think I had envisioned becoming a professor at the time. I remained a history major until 1951.” ThinkingWantedTeacherCollegeBecomingMajorsProfessors Author:David C. Driskell
“In 1951 I took my first art course. And one day I looked over my shoulder and there was this tall gentleman standing, very well-dressed and groomed, and he asked, "What is your name? I don't know you. What is your major?" I said history. And he looked at my drawing and looked at me and said, "You don't belong over there; you belong here." He was James A. Porter.” KnowsFirstsWellsArtSaidCoursesNamesOne DayMajorsStandingDrawingShouldersGentlemanTallWell Dressed Author:David C. Driskell
“I established relationships with so many of those Iran students that went on for years.And they were so different from American students. They seemed to worship their teachers. The professors were major to them. They wanted to give gifts, and you'd have to say, oh, no, no, you can't do that.” GivingYearsDifferentWantedTeacherStudentsWorshipMajorsIranProfessors Author:David C. Driskell
