I polled my students from the Spring quarter. Day in and day out for ten weeks I shared myself with them, and so they learned about me things I often don’t know myself. I wanted to know what that is, so I asked them. This is what they said:
Eduardo, your life will be better if you:
• Wore more color
• Go to the movies more
• Meet new people
• Ride a bike
• Go to the gym
• Find a girlfriend
• Go sky diving
• Spend more time with your daughter
• Go on vacation to a new place
• Give breaks during class and watch a funny YouTube video with us every day
• Take time to appreciate the good stuff in your life
• Join the Cal Poly Arab music ensemble
• Didn’t spread yourself too thin
• Work less and go chase women around instead
• Remember to eat lunch every day
• Were more organized
• Didn’t dress so fly
• Could do a one-arm pushup
• Ditched class to go to the beach
• Used your knowledge to get rich instead of teaching at a public university
• Shared more of those weird analogies you use in class with everyone
• Took your students on a field trip
• Shared more about your life outside of work with your students
• Got a puppy
• Played video games
• Swindled kids out of their lunch money
• Listened to all the LP’s of the Velvet Underground on vinyl
• Pick up the guitar
• Take a good vacation and relax
• Dye your hair green
• Went cliff jumping
• Do not watch those mind altering videos your friend from London sends you
• Bring fruit to class
• Listen to Basshunter or global deejays
• Don’t make things too complicated
• You spent less time reflecting on the intricacies of relationships and more time on relaxing
• Follow the advice you give your students regarding the value of questioning your stressful thoughts.
Once more, from my students I learn that I still have a lot to learn.
