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Confessions of a Community College Dean
In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.
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The Girl, Political Philosopher
Earlier this week, The Girl and I did a grocery run. The following exchange occurred in the ice cream aisle.
TG (sighing): It must be nice to be in charge.
DD: What?
TG: It must be nice to be in charge! You get to decide what everyone will do!
DD: Well, sometimes it can be nice. But sometimes it’s not.
TG: Why not?
DD: Because sometimes you have to make a decision that people don’t like, and then they get mad at you.
TG: Just let them vote on it!
DD (suppressing a laugh): That’s not always an option.
TG: Why not?
(pause)
Earlier this week, The Girl and I did a grocery run. The following exchange occurred in the ice cream aisle.
TG (sighing): It must be nice to be in charge.
DD: What?
TG: It must be nice to be in charge! You get to decide what everyone will do!
DD: Well, sometimes it can be nice. But sometimes it’s not.
TG: Why not?
DD: Because sometimes you have to make a decision that people don’t like, and then they get mad at you.
TG: Just let them vote on it!
DD (suppressing a laugh): That’s not always an option.
TG: Why not?
(pause)
DD: What would happen if your teacher asked the class to vote on whether to do math or to have recess?
TG: We’d vote for recess!
DD: Probably. But then how would you learn math?
(pause)
TG: It must be nice to already know math.
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