Author Archives: Pam Clements

On Teaching

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Pam Clements

“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists.  Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the … Continue reading →

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On Writing

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Pam Clements

“How do I know what I think until I see what I say?”    E. M. Forster

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Minuet: A Mid-Century Modern Fairy Tale

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Pam Clements

Once there were two sisters, who grew up together in a large house near New York City. After World War II, they both attended college, one becoming a teacher, the other, an artist. The teacher married another teacher, named Joe, … Continue reading →

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On Politics

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Pam Clements

“Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, had always been the systematic organization of hatreds.”   Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams

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On Lifelong Education

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Pam Clements

“A story of education — seventy years of it — the practical value remains to the end in doubt, like other values about which men have disputed since the birth of Cain and Abel;  but the practical value of the … Continue reading →

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