I. Nearly two decades ago – it is astonishing to me to mark the years – I sat in a classroom at the University of Texas at Austin, at an oval seminar table that seated twenty, mesmerized by my teacher: Paul Woodruff. He was guiding us in a conversation about Sophocles. I think it was only later that I found out that he had made that table by hand.
This is a beautiful tribute to Paul, Dhananjay, and well I recall those days when you were taking all those seminars with him. He modeled a way of being that taught just as powerfully as the subjects he taught. I’m going to dip into /Reverence/ again today, inspired by your words.
Thank you for this! — Plan II, ‘00
A lovely essay, Dhananjay. It highlights the role of the teacher to motivate, to inspire, and to be an aspiration too.
Paul Woodruff is beautifully eulogized.
This is a beautiful tribute to Paul, Dhananjay, and well I recall those days when you were taking all those seminars with him. He modeled a way of being that taught just as powerfully as the subjects he taught. I’m going to dip into /Reverence/ again today, inspired by your words.