Tim J. Myers
Tim J. Myers is a writer, storyteller, songwriter, and senior lecturer at Santa Clara University. Tim earned his ma...
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A funny story about teachable moments that are completely lost on our children.
To explain the seasons to the boys when they asked about them, I got out an orange and a ping-pong ball.
'This orange is the sun,' I told them, 'and this ping-pong ball is the Earth. The Earth revolves around the sun'--here I moved my models, delighted to see the boys entranced, their wide eyes fixed on my substitute sun.
'Now--can you see how it goes?' I asked proudly, convinced I’d given them the gift of wonder.
For a moment they were silent. Then the younger asked brightly, 'Dad--can I have that orange?'
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Tim J. Myers is a writer, storyteller, songwriter, and senior lecturer at Santa Clara University. Tim earned his master’s in literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has 32 years experience teaching, both at the classroom and universit...
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