More Start of School Thoughts

There's a real danger in thinking that the kids are listening to you because you are an interesting person when in fact they may just be listening because they have to.

The most flattering thing that's happened to me so far is that I asked a student how she'd liked her summer program (I'd written her a recommendation for it) and all she wanted to tell me about was all the mischievous things they'd done in and around the labs. Nothing about what she'd learned (except maybe that dry ice is entertaining), just the fun parts.