Re: As usual,

["Carrie A. Bebris" <BEBRISC@MUSIC.LIB.MATC.EDU>]

Katie said, in part:                                                    nt
>In these
>seemingly personal messages, we recognize aspirations and goals we feel
>promote the profesionalism of our field, one we all care deeply about.
>And we recognize that although computers and cables and internet are
>nifty, the real value of our existence is in human relationships.
>When I find numerous messages requesting copies of someone's syllabus or
>tutor newletters, I feel a pulse, a heartbeat beyond the mere one line
>note.                                                                  epend on

Well said, Katie.  Requests for syllabi, newsletters, etc. are another
way of saying "I don't have all the answers--I'm still learning, too."
Seeing such admissions coming from subscribers ranging in age and
experience from peer tutors to tenured faculty builds community by
bridging hierarchical boundaries that are more rigid elsewhere in
academia.  (Did that make any sense?  I've graded so many essays this
week I can hardly put a sentence of my own together.)

In a haze of blue books and red ink,
Carrie



Carrie Bebris
bebrisc@music.lib.matc.edu
South Campus
Milwaukee Area Technical College