The Learning Curve

My students are reading "The Learning Curve" by David Sedaris. An essay from his hilarious book Me Talk Pretty One Day, "The Learning Curve" follows his misadventures as a teacher of a writing workshop. "Like branding steers or embalming the dead, teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered. I was clearly unqualified, yet I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Sedaris. My father went by the same name, and though he lived a thousand miles away, I liked to imagine someone getting the two of us confused." Love it!