In an essay on Miguel de Unamuno and the Generation of ’98, a student writes – completely à propos of nothing that came before or after this statement:
Ironically, men still need women. Because men can’t procreate without them.
This is a male student, by the way. Probably something deeply personal burst out of him with this phrase.
Ironically, I still need clothing, because I can’t stand the changes in temperature without them.
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“Probably something deeply personal burst out of him with this phrase.”
It probably wasn’t a baby.
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🙂 I really hope so. This is not one of the learning outcomes specified in the sylllabus. 🙂
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I read this post from another professor, who teaches Women’s Lit class, about her reaction to the anti-abortion presentation somebody gave:
http://delagar.blogspot.co.il/2013/04/yall-pro-abortion-feminists-do-it-like.html
I am not sure whether you’ll like the post or not. Would you have done something different? In case you don’t know her, wanted to mention.
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Brave, intelligent educator. This is the highest degree of professionalism.
I teach very different subjects, so this can’t take place in my courses, which is just as well because I get angry too quickly. 🙂 I always assign presentation topics myself and nothing that is not directly related to Spanish literature gets in. The purpose is precisely to avoid these sort of outpourings. But I admire people who are prepared and willing to deal with them.
Thank you for the link!
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