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David Alford

Anniversaries
Like all the other blazoned dates of our lives, private and public, Sept. 11, too, will fade away.
By David Alford Sep 11, 2002
"The American Bully Strikes Back"
By David Alford
Oct 15, 2001
The one war we can never win
We aren't just angry at terrorists; we are furious that we are not immune to death.
By David Alford Oct 8, 2001
Diary of a teacher's last year
Tenure made me soft. Then an aikido master taught me his moves.
By David Alford Dec 17, 1999
Letters to the Editor
Would Jimmy Swaggart's God forbid sex? Plus: Merger rumors behind hot VA Linux IPO; reducing Russia to vodka-swilling stereotype.
Letters to the Editor Dec 17, 1999
Play "Misty" for me
When a student turned her affections on me, I learned the values of professional boundaries.
By David Alford Dec 10, 1999
Letters to the Editor
Will MP3.com make you a rock star? Plus: If pilots can boost safety, your doctor ought to be able to; looking for literature's "real men."
Letters to the Editor Dec 9, 1999
Sexual pedagogy
All the rules in the world against romancing students can't explain away the elusive emotions of this vocational hazard.
By David Alford Dec 3, 1999
Body paranoia
Ghostly heart attacks, cancers and other assorted ills have plagued me for the last 31 years. Could the cause be my beloved job?
By David Alford Nov 12, 1999
After the apocalypse
Returning to the philosophy class that I had canceled, I wasn't sure who or what I would find.
By David Alford Oct 29, 1999
Letters to the Editor
Are 13-year-olds ready for "hand jobs and heavy petting"? Plus: "Weird Weekends" host talks back; it's time for minorities to rethink party loyalties.
Letters to the Editor Oct 29, 1999
Class dismissed!
After another personal blow-up in philosophy, I took the only out: To shout like Jehovah and declare the end had come.
By David Alford Oct 22, 1999
The migration of the chalk
In a small town in Mexico, a teacher gave me the chalk and demanded a lesson in revolution.
By David Alford Oct 15, 1999
Letters to the Editor
TNT exec defends "Animal Farm" ad and film; adventurous travelers should be prepared for the worst; "open-source journalism" dates back to Oklahoma City bombing.
Letters to the Editor Oct 15, 1999
"The Iliad" and other tales of war
My momentous monologue turns to dust under the scrutiny of a well-prepared student.
By David Alford Oct 8, 1999
Artemio Cruz is just a character in a book. Gen. Obregon was real!
When his students find reality more compelling than fiction, this teacher, a former anarchist, finds it hard to play the authority card.
By David Alford Sep 24, 1999
Epic moment
Sometimes we just have to stand aside and let our students become the teachers.
By David Alford Sep 17, 1999
The first day of the last year
After poker, sex and forgetting, I face a room full of faces and suddenly remember.
By David Alford Sep 10, 1999
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