Unfolding

            It is so funny to hear a lot of rumors and true accounts of students turning around and finding another class when they found out that I am the teacher of that class. They transfer to another class which is not of my hold. Either they changed their schedule or at desperate times just simply dropped out of class. I think I have created a kind of reputation that instigates fear in the weak and escapists, but offers thrill and an exquisite sense of danger-challenge for those hungry for academic rigor. I have to admit that I am experimenting a lot on approaches for an authentic pedagogical method that can deliver the optimal academic experience which is anchored on the ideals of the liberal arts and the social sciences, but I can cockily say that I am getting better at it. Each day I hear students raising their voice with well-crafted opinions which are fact-laden and are becoming less afraid to argue against a presumed authority inside the classroom (which is me). All of suc