Hello HESers.   
  We will be convening very shortly.  By now your paper is in the  
hands of your discussant, so please take a little time to attend to that  
other dimension of scholarly work that is our common responsibility:  
communicating ideas, perspectives, insights, ... to a new generation. 
  There is no such thing as one right way to teach.  There are many  
right ways - and we can learn a lot that will make our own way  
better by seeing examples of what works for others in their classes.   
This cross fertilization of ideas - as it is in our research - is the  
source of creative growth in our teaching. 
  Jim has offered us a wonderful opportunity to do such sharing at  
the HES conference by arranging for the display of posters about  
teaching ideas:  "One thing that works for me".  So far the response to  
this opportunity has been less than inspiring.  BUT, it's not too late.   
In these last days before you leave, get a poster board, print a  
title on it, and paste on a description of something you do in your  
class that works for you.  Don't be shy, don't be modest.  It need  
not be fancy: It's not the junior high science fair, no one is going to  
grade you.  Just share one idea.  Everyone will appreciate your  
willingness to nurture the rest of us.  Just share one idea.  If enough  
of us participate, the gains can be quite significant.  The thing that  
makes the HES so special is that it is a very nurturing  
community.  This is an opportunity to do that for teaching.  Just share  
one idea.   
  Try it, you'll like it.  And the rest of us will appreciate it. 
  See ya soon.  Don't forget your poster. 
                               Jerry  
Jerry Evensky 
Syracuse University 
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