an eyebrow.
“Sometimes.”
Her laugh was immediate.
She wanted to know whether I made students memorize dates. I told her dates mattered, but I was more interested in getting them to ask why people had made the decisions they did. Most of the class could remember a story longer than they could remember a number.
“That sounds almost enjoyable,” she said.
“High praise.”
“Don’t get carried away, Professor.”
Before I could explain that my students had never offered me such a distinguished title, another employee called her over. She looked
