George Orwell -- he of the Animal Farm and 1984 fame -- was a much better essayist than he was a novelist. He has a great essay called "Why I Write?" In the essay, he explains his reasons for writing. They are primarily political, and given it's Orwell, they are eloquent, thoughtful, controversial, and inspiring. Wanna know what he says? Read the essay. That's not what I'm writing about now.
In a moment of immodesty, I thought I'd name this blog "Why I Teach." But I'm actually not going to use the blog just to spell out my reasons for teaching in one or a series of posts. Instead, I'm going to use this blog to document the things that happen in my courses. The most simple answer to the title of this blog came from the Roman philosopher Seneca a while ago: Docendo discimus. By teaching we learn. For me, teaching is my most important form of learning.
So this blog is about what I learn.
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