As crazy as it sounds, I began my 55th year of schooling today. I was born on 7 April 1957, which makes me 59 years old. Here are the salient dates:
- August 1962: Began kindergarten (in Metamora, Michigan).
- August 1963: Began first grade (in Metamora, Michigan).
- August 1969: Began junior high school, i.e., seventh grade (in Vassar, Michigan).
- August 1971: Began high school, i.e., ninth grade (in Vassar, Michigan).
- August 1975: Began college (at the University of Michigan-Flint).
- August 1979: Began law school (at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan).
- August 1983: Began graduate school (at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona).
- August 1988: Began teaching (at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas).
- August 1989: Began teaching (at the University of Texas at Arlington).
You might say that some of this was schooling and some teaching, and that's true, but I never stop learning. It's why I love teaching. If I weren't learning, it would bore me to tears. My courses this semester are Logic (PHIL 2311) and Social and Political Philosophy (PHIL 3330). I have 30 students in each course. We meet twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All we did today is go over the syllabus. The courses start in earnest on Tuesday. I'm looking forward to a great semester.
