Who's Studying Your Text?

摘要

I went to Kenyon College and graduated in 1983 with a B.A. in economics. I took only one English class. I got a "gentleman's C," so it's an odd thing that I should end up writing magazine columns, a blog, and some books. Go figure. At Kenyon, the professors' ideas were clearly important to the education process. Reading and independent study outside of the classroom environment was also a valuable aspect of learning. (Although in my case, I was more interested in the finer points of partying as well as debating the relative merits of punk, ska, reggae, and new wave bands. Frankly, I didn't do all that much studying.) Considering Kenyon is a small liberal arts college that uses the seminar approach for advanced classes, fellow students were also a significant part of the learning experience.