Original Website Blurb from 2011
Relative quiet. My loving family went outside so that you, my loyal listeners (all 27 of you) would not be disturbed by the clicking of dog claws or the piping voices of the neighborhood moppets. Then the doorbell rang, of course. It was the fundraiser girl, delivering me my dozen doughnut gift certificate from Krispy Kreme. I wish I could remember what she was raising funds for...
Listening to this, I hope it doesn’t come across that I’m ragging on Tim White. People get intense about things they care about. Activists in particular require intensity to fire their audiences up to actually DO things. But activists are usually talking to people who already agree with them. If you’re convincing rather than activating...
In any case, it will be a great exercise for my teachers [meaning graduate education students] to watch and critique someone else. It’s very difficult to do that kind of process thinking about yourself, especially during your own performance. One thing we did at the Faculty in Training program at GTCC was videotape ourselves, so we could do those kinds of post-game analyses. It was helpful. In fact, I want to recommend that program, run by English professor MacGregor Frank, to any locals who are looking to make the switch to teaching. I would not be where I am today without it. Thanks, Mac.
Updates from 2021
Mac Frank retired. I know FIT still exists, but nothing about who runs it now.
VSI Episode 20