Over the weekend, I wrote about how a professor at Bridgewater University used one of my blog entries in his class. I emailed him to ask him how he happened to choose my entry, and what his students thought of it. His response:

Hello Mr. Wilson,

Thanks for your e-mail. The class you came upon is an "intro to liberal arts" class that centers around writing reflective essays on a variety of personal development topics. Since this fall was an election season, your blog entry served to stimulate discussion on what is "liberal" and what is "conservative."

I found your blog through a "liberal vs. conservative" Google search. The course syllabus indicated the link to your site. Students had to visit your link directly to access your blog entry.

This group of first year college students seemed very accepting of your comments. I was surprised that the general topic of contemporary politics did not bring the type of enthusiastic discussion that I anticipated.

Best regards,
Tom Rosengarth

Oh, man! I had hoped I would inspire spirited debate. Then again, it could be that first-year college students are apathetic about most things in general, if they do the readings at all.