The summer was really hectic: finished editing a book; hung out with my kids; did lots of good work with the Kettering Foundation; worked on other projects. But not enough — there’s never enough time in a summer. At the end of May, the summer stretches out in all its glory, seemingly ample time to work on so many projects. By July 1 one begins to feel a little antsy. By August 1 one becomes ansious. By September 1 it is all over, and teaching begins anew.
I’m beginning to think that the summer work ideal is really a hoax, at least with children. Who can get work done? It’s the academic year, with its rhythms and expectations and structure that provides space to think about writing projects. At least that’s how it is for me this year. My classes are terrific. There’s nothing better than teaching Phil 100 (and I love being at a place that actually calls it that) along with teaching a graduate seminar.
The book is due out in March. Stay tuned.
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I agree with you, Noelle, about the summer work ideal. The rhythm and habits of the semester structures everyone around work, and that leads to real productivity. The free play time of the summer is really productive of other, equally important, kinds of growth. I think I’d like a bit more of a mix of both of these rhythms distributed throughout the year, homogenously.
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