Month: December 2023

Now that the fall semester has ended, I have some much needed reflective time. I’d like to share a powerful and kind student note I received in my 101 class, from a primarily Spanish speaking student. I’ll translate it for you:

“Dear Professor,

To educate a person is not to make him learn something that he doesn’t know, but to make of me something that didn’t exist.

Thank you very much!

The best teacher is not the one who knows the most, but the one who knows the best

Sincerely,

Your Student 2023
(I’ve withheld her name for privacy)

This one I’m framing, very meaningful.

-Damien

Hi all! I have now published 2 books. Please support me and my 3 children by purchasing 1 or 2 that interest you.

Once you’ve read them, I’d treasure hearing your thoughts. Here is the link below where you can learn about the books and more about me as their author. You can buy my books there also. Thank you for your support. Happy Holidays.

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/damienriley/

Gave my 16 year old daughter her Christmas present early. She insisted on assembling it herself. I heard her playing it masterfully into the night. She also got a job with the county (not volunteer, for wages) helping counsel and assist disadvantaged youth in the high desert. I couldn’t be more proud of her. Ah the Christmastime Love of being a dad!! 🎅 Cant wait to have all three of my kids on Christmas Day. Dad( me) is making a ham!