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earn a living—but what: to do with a iain after you've. earned it and how to ake living worthwhile for your-
self and for society.
We know that within a few years, many of you will be working in jobs that haven't even been invented
yet. That's why, in almost every course you've taken, we've tried to help you gain some skill it
you a lifetime, whatever your job: how to analyze and evaluate the situation you're in; how
problems intelligently; how to think critically and objectively; how to organize your wor
help; how to communicate with other persons in speech and writing; how to make de
don’t have alt the information youthink you need; how to apply things you've learne V cted
aati how to be an honorable and productive diizer of your: country—and 2 a strong, moral [ member of
our family. -
¢ If those of us on the faculty have succeeded in helping you with these things: then 1 suppose that your
parents’ and the taxpayers’ investments in you are good ones. |

We've put a lot ee into your education than dollars, and that brings me to the second—and im most
ly to you tonight. ‘It is a very personal. thing that I me sat ‘say one more
time—and I'm talking only to you people out there in the square hats.

You see, a very big investment we have made in you is a part of our own lives. As
teaching is simply another form of loving. We are good teachers only in direct proportio
iy care about your learning. And because those of us on the faculty deca ate that we reall do c: , tr
vinced that the quality of our teaching is affected in a v very ive way. Wherever you may go, you take a pat ;
ressions on us! ft

Teaching 1 is just another form of loving. We've recognized that we cannot actually teach’ you anything. We
can show you some of the things we have learned and can try to help you learn them. We have tried to tell you |
oie some of the things we have learned and tried to motivate you to learn them, too. BeGyou' ve had to do
the learning ‘i

   
 
  
 

 

 

 
   
   
  

Teaching is just another way of loving. We can read about ways in hich to improve our, teaching; but we
teach most effectively, regardless: of method, when we teally want | you. to Jearn—when We ake smoearer Ey i i

cerely wanting to help you discover new things. 70 Las
Teaching is another form of loving. If our greatest desire is to help you avoid siike of the dif
generation has had to face—if we really want to help you cope with the real world, then le a
will be regarded as “good” teachers.

  
  
   

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Teaching is another way of loving—but we must be aware that disaiphine: k isa pare of love and that one can

love not wisely but too well.

Teaching is another way of loving—and that makes events like this rather sentimental ti is often difficult to : |

separate the affective from the cognitive elements of our task. it or
Let’s be sentimental, then. Let's confess that you have an investment in us, ana we | ave an investment fa

you. You v _be remembered, and we are always pleased when you return to see us a

bigger and better things. i

  

 
  

1 accepted the invitation to speak t to you tonight because I wanted to bring you that message. And neither i

President Reagan nor Dolly. Parton could have. delivered it. 4

    

Teaching is simply another way of loving, and I want to put into words what I've been ying to show you |

 

these last couple of years: I love you.

 
   
 

Now B0% catch me a rabbit. . iE | poueLAs: Conese
Harold Whittin - 1 eed VES.
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‘of 1 emple Junior College, May 11, 1984). ‘ue :

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