Homer Hickam's (sr) rules from Skies of Stone by Homer Hickam (jr) and some corresponding rules for my teaching.
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We're proud of who we
are. We've be chosen to be Olga
men. |
We're proud of who we are.
We've be chosen to be been chosen to be Marshall faculty. |
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We're morally straight. We don't lie, cheat, steal, or
tolerate those who do. That not
only goes for work but everywhere. |
We're morally straight. We don't lie, cheat, steal, or
tolerate those who do. That not
only goes school but everywhere. |
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We never stop learning. |
We never stop learning. |
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We give orders and take
orders like a good person. |
We do our homework preparing
for class and we expect and demand that
students to do their homework. |
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We don't make deals. We tell
our men what to do and then stick to it. |
We don't make deals. We tell students what to expect and
then we stick to it. |
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We don't watch the
clock. We get to work early and
we leave only when the job is done. |
We don't watch the
clock. We get to school early and we leave only when the job
is done. |
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We don't make decisions on
what someone else said. We go
and see things for our selves. |
We don't accept things by
dictate. We try to
understand and convey the logic of science that is being
taught and learned. |
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When things go wrong, we
don't hunt for someone else to blame.
We fix it. |
When things go wrong, we
don't hunt for someone else to blame.
We try to make sure it doesn't happen again. |
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We don't buddy with our
crews. |
Faculty don't buddy with
students. |
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We're not afraid to tell a
man he's no good. A man can't
get good if he doesn't know he's bad. |
We're not afraid to tell a
student that he or she is no good.
A student can't learn if he or she thinks they already know enough. |
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We're the boss. We never tell the men to do something
because someone else said so. We
say so and we make sure they do. |
We're the professor. We never teach the students something
because someone else said so. We
believe in what we teach and try
to make sure students do too. |
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We know that production is
key. Without it, all the good
things we have in Coalwood and Caretta, our homes, our schools, and all that
we hold dear, all will be lost. |
We know that education is
key. Without it, all the good
things we have in the US; our economic vitality, our culture, our civility,
and all that we hold dear; all
will be lost. |