“Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I teach literature, and I do when I'm teaching writing.” PeopleWritingFeelingsLiteratureTeachTeachingCarefulBe CarefulTeaching Writing Author:Tobias Wolff
“I teach one semester a year, and this year I'm just teaching one course during that semester, a writing workshop for older students in their late 20s and early 30s, people in our graduate program who are already working on a manuscript and trying to bring it to completion.” PeopleInspirationalWritingTryingYearsFunnyCoursesTeachTeachingStudentsLateProgramGraduatesGraduationCompletionManuscriptsWorkshopsSemesterWriting Workshop Author:Tobias Wolff
“Had he learned nothing from all those years of teaching Hawthorne? Through story after story he'd led his boys to consider the folly of obsession with purity - its roots sunk deep in pride, flowering condemnation and violence against others and self.” YearsSelfStoriesBoysViolenceTeachingPrideRootsObsessionPurityFollyCondemnationFloweringHawthorne Book:Old School Source: Old School
“I recall that my workshop leaders were tactful in their ways of acquainting me with my shortcomings as a writer. So much so that I hardly realized they were doing it. I want always to keep that sort of thing in mind when I'm teaching. The way you get better in everything in this life is to make mistakes. Otherwise you're probably doing it right by accident. But you have to do everything wrong before you can really start with some authority to do it right.” WayWantMindLife IsMistakeLeaderTeachingAuthorityAccidentsThis LifeGet BetterMaking MistakesRecallsShortcomingsWorkshops Author:Tobias Wolff
