Writing Rivers
Writing Rivers In this class we will read and write about rivers, as well as streams, brooks, and creeks, considering the ecology of rivers, rivers as metaphors, rivers in literature, and rivers in our lives. Our readings will come from: the writings of scientists such as Kurt Fausch’s For the Love of River; works of philosophers such as Kathleen Dean Moore’s Riverwalking; and novels such as Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It. As part of the class, we will take regular field trips to rivers and streams in the Middlebury area, especially in the nearby Green Mountain National Forest.
Professor Dickerson was extremely passionate about the course material and often shared his enthusiasm with the class in unique ways. Much of our time was spent outside exploring local rivers and streams and writing our observations; on one occasion we even went on an excursion to get ice cream. The class and the writing assignments were loosely structured, but grading was more than fair and we never had any exams.
Professor Dickerson was extremely passionate about the course material and often shared his enthusiasm with the class in unique ways. Much of our time was spent outside exploring local rivers and streams and writing our observations; on one occasion we even went on an excursion to get ice cream. The class and the writing assignments …Read more
Professor Dickerson was very passionate about rivers and new a great amount about them. He cared for his students greatly and was accommodating to needs. The class was discussion based on different river based readings and there was 3 papers self narrative style.
Professor Dickerson is really passionate about rivers but his teaching style was not engaging and didn't follow a clear structure. He deviated from the syllabus frequently without updating which made the class fairly disorganized.