Friday, May 17, 2002

A few days ago, it was superheroes illustrating physics. Now, the medium of comic books is being touted as an educational tool.

If such creative methods as these are being used in schools nowadays, maybe it's time for me to dust off those ideas about becoming a teacher. For many years I've said if I did teach, it'd be at either the kindergarten or college level. When I found out how little the business of actually educating students matters in the university setting, I backed off from that dream. I never abandoned the thought of pursuing this goal at the other end of the spectrum, but I didn't act on it either.

Being a teacher, exciting youngsters about information and creativity, these are things I could get behind. And I wouldn't mind being called "Mr. Scheer" by a bunch of five-year-olds, to say nothing of getting to have snack time and recess again after all this time.

Time for me to do a little data mining on this subject. Stay tuned...

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As promised, here are the shows I'm glad will be returning next season.

Gilmore Girls: with some of the sharpest dialogue and most fully realized characters on TV today, this would have been a grave loss. I'm glad I won't have to leave Stars Hollow anytime soon.

Ed: despite my fondness for the denizens of Stuckeyville, I've only caught about half the episodes this year (TiVo's no help, as it's up against Enterprise). That means I'll have to catch up during summer reruns to be ready for next season.

Andy Richter Controls the Universe: coming back mid-season next year. Could this mean retooling? I hope not. It's great just as it is.

Next: Fall '02 face-off! Which shows to TiVo, which to watch live, and whether or not I'll need to (gasp!) start using the VCR again.

Posted @ 11:00 AM

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