Tuesdays with Morrie- The Curriculum
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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the curriculum. But the last class of my old professors life took place once a week in his house by a window in the study, where he would watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves. The class met on Tuesdays. It began after breakfast. The subject was the meaning of life. It was taught from experience. No grades were given, but there were oral exams. Each week you were expected to respond to questions, and you are expected to post questions of your own. You are also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professors head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the bridge of his nose, kissing him goodbye or do extra credit. No books were required, yet many topics were covered, including love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness and, finally, death. The last lecture was brief, only a few words. A funeral was held in lieu of graduation, although no final exam was given. You were expected to produce one long paper on what was learned. The paper is presented here. The last class of my old professors life had only one student. I was the student