{"id":3242,"date":"2019-03-06T14:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T14:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2019-03-06T14:24:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T14:24:49","slug":"relevant-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/2019\/03\/06\/relevant-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Relevant Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard Paige<\/em> — Tobey Herzog is back in the classroom and he calls it \u201cone of the best experiences I’ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n

He retired in 2014, but old habits are hard to break. The Emeritus Professor of English can be found instructing yet another edition of Wabash men in Business and Technical Writing, a class he started on campus and taught for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n

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Tobey Herzog H’11 with his Business and Technical Writing students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That experience makes him comfortable with the subject matter, but he had concerns about the students. Had they changed?<\/p>\n

\u201cI started this class and I feel comfortable doing it,\u201d Herzog says. \u201cI thought, \u2018gee, four and a half years, the students may have changed.\u2019 They haven\u2019t changed at all. That\u2019s one of the positive things about Wabash.\u201d<\/p>\n

For him, it was<\/em> different. With only one class to teach, time became an ally. It opened up ways for him to think about the class in different and deeper ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cI discovered that if I had just taught one class per semester I would have been the greatest teacher in the world,\u201d he laughs. \u201cHaving time to really think about each class, to prepare for it, and do some things that in the past I didn\u2019t have enough time to get ready for has made it much better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students are noticing, too. On this day, the discussion initially centered on what was learned from previous assignments and how to move forward. With a feasibility study and product development launch ahead, the lesson was clear: from this point forward, it\u2019s time to apply what you\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n

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Herzog awaits the start of class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhat is so interesting with Dr. Herzog is that it\u2019s very practical information and he makes it very relatable,\u201d says Simran Sandhu \u201920. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way for all of us to connect. It\u2019s not just research and write. It\u2019s very cool to get that sense of writing in various situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a business minor, this class is one of Sandhu\u2019s requirements, but he had other goals in mind as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWritten communication is something I haven\u2019t been able to articulate well over the years,\u201d he says. \u201cAfter a few classes with Dr. Herzog, I was confident I made the right choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like many retirees, Herzog\u2019s concerns also addressed his own relevance.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you retire the difficulty is still feeling relevant,\u201d he says. \u201cBut then this opportunity to be somewhat relevant again \u2013 to walk on campus and have students who are in your class say hello and chat \u2013 I think it\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shared experience seems like a win-win for everyone in that classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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