I'm still marking away like a fiend, but I'll take a short break to write this blog entry. One of my students, Anastasia S., dropped by during office hours today and we discussed how much her writing has improved over the semester. "The thing I really learned," she told me, "is that I have to keep writing and re-writing. And sometimes I need to take a break and then go backto it." Hearing that made me feel like my work in the classroom is not in vain!!
On another note, I'm beginning to research a magazine story about how many young guys are hooked on Internet pornography. I just got off the phone with a Toronto sex therapist who had many interesting things to say on the subject. He believes that parents have a role to play -- that they need to discuss issues like sexuality and relationships with their kids. Hmm... do I smell another book in this?