I know I’m not the only one who thinks you are more than ‘pretty good’ at your job. You taught the first class on the very first night of my undergraduate studies at Birkbeck College and are a big part of the reason I stayed on for four years doing BA then MA and have now signed up for another four for PhD - such was the way you made me feel about history right from the start. And your post above sums it all up; the story you tell, the conclusions you come to from such limited information, and the thought and discussion it provokes – this is why I do history. You started me off on my adventure and I wish you all the best on yours!
I know I’m not the only one who thinks you are more than ‘pretty good’ at your job. You taught the first class on the very first night of my undergraduate studies at Birkbeck College and are a big part of the reason I stayed on for four years doing BA then MA and have now signed up for another four for PhD - such was the way you made me feel about history right from the start. And your post above sums it all up; the story you tell, the conclusions you come to from such limited information, and the thought and discussion it provokes – this is why I do history. You started me off on my adventure and I wish you all the best on yours!