Stories Teachers Tell

I. STARTING OUT Making the Grade Irene E. Miller 17(4) The Brilliant Student Kilian McDonnell, OSB 21(1) Picking Winners Gordon Goetemann 22(2) Teacher Education Tom King 24(5) The Milk of 20 Cows Florence Birkemeyer Evans 29(3) The Art of Teaching Otmar M. Drekonja 32(4) The Silent E Don Welch 36(2) I Smiled In December Dolores Schuh, CHM 38(4) Opening Up George Roberts 42(3) II. SUCCEEDING Notes of a Teaching Poet Jay Meek 45(1) Truth or Fiction W. Dale Brown 46(1) Blessings Craig Kirsch 47(5) The First Day of Creation Patrick Henry 52(1) The New Itinerant Julie Landsman 53(2) Transition Don Welch 55(2) Elaine and Debbie Jeff Mayer 57(3) Poetry Lesson Sandy Nesvig 60(2) The Way to the Mind Ruth Wood 62(2) The Millionaire Robert E. Werschay 64(2) Navigating Scylla and Charybdis Lorna Williams 66(5) One Small Act Paul Beckermann 71(1) Walk in Another Man's Zoris Patrick Hazard 72(3) Nick Tom Egerman 75(3) Making Love George Roberts 78(1) It's a Good Thing John Carlson 79(1) Shorts and Ties Elizabeth Stoltz 80(4) Creative Discussion Susan Toth 84(2) Water Marks Martha Meek 86(2) Learning About Suicide Mary Payton 88(2) Like a Sacrament... Kathleen Hughes, RSCJ 90(2) Out to Lunch Chuck Chalberg 92(5) Found Poems Stan Smith 97(2) Mud Time Thom Tammaro 99(10) III. FAILING Joshua Jimmy Olsen 109(3) The International Student Bart Jenkins 112(4) Sue and Torn Ken Jones 116(3) That's What Friends Are For Sandy Nesvig 119(6) Shaun's Day Off Martha Peschauer 125(2) Ernie Jeri Westerman 127(5) Jerad Paul Beckermann 132(3) Women's Issues Rosalie Weaver, Ph.D. 135(2) Conversation in the Faculty Lounge George Roberts 137(1) The Facts of Life George Roberts 138(1) The Token Heathen Vi Ann Olson 139(2) Learning to Love Joan Hawkinson 141(2) Sweating the Big Stuff Sally Childs 143(3) Of Soybeans and Stones Mark Vinz 146(7) IV. LAUGHING A Meaningful Mixup June M. Drebing 153(2) What's a Cotton Gin? Dawn Hill 155(1) Attentive Students Dave Allen Evans 155(2) Ms. Malaprop Gordon W. Fredrickson 157(1) The Chickens Brigid Dunn, OSB 157(2) A Nice Girl Tom Egerman 159(1) Animals Need Not Apply Louise Bormann 160(3) Universal Needs Robert E. Werschay 163(3) Doctor D. George Vasiliou 166(2) Reminiscing Allan Sweet 168(1) Mouths of Babes Faye H. Thiel 169(1) Department Chair Vi Ann Olson 170(1) Maternity Leaving Paddy O'Callaghan Myers 171(2) Teaching Too Long Vern Plambeck 173(1) Big John and the Little Mouse Jeffrey W. Jones 174(3) Lasting Lessons Robert E. Werschay 177(1) A Pint of Rye Edna Birkemeyer Olsen 178(4) Famous Quotations Ted Kooser 182(1) Professor Swift Dave Wood 183(3) Shannon Christine M. Boerner 186 Linguistics 101(86) W. Dale Brown 187(1) Cribbing Dennis Haney 187 Apology Mark Vinz 188(1) Youth and City of Light Connie Szarke 189(5) V. TWO MORE STORIES The Bishop, the Chaplain and the Wicked Nuns Kristin Malloy, OSB 194(7) An Amazing Teacher Andre Marthaler, OSB 201