Classroom Virtuoso: Recollections of a Life in LearningDid you ever have a teacher you couldn't forget? Someone who helped shape your knowledge and values, and so remains an indelible part of you? For more than thirty-five years, Victor L. Cahn has been such an influential figure. As secondary school 'master' at Mercersburg, Pomfret, and Phillips Exeter, and as professor of English at Bowdoin and Skidmore, he has instructed, entertained, counseled, and inspired thousands of students, who have reciprocated by granting him their respect and affection. |
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Four Strings a Bow and Reality | 15 |
The Universe and Dr Cahn | 25 |
Formidable Figures at the Front Desk | 33 |
Academic Interruptus | 39 |
On the Cusp of Change | 47 |
Finding My Way | 53 |
Reflections on a Way of Life | 77 |
Confessions of a Closet Jock | 85 |
Professor | 97 |
A Job for Life | 111 |
A Man of the Theater | 123 |
On Being a Teacher | 135 |
Little Lessons Learned along the Way | 141 |
Curtain | 149 |
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