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Bill Blais — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:16:45 -0000

I was pointed here by a friend who guessed how much I would appreciate this, and she was precisely right. Certainly congratulations on your fantastic new appointment, but thank you most for this thoughtful, honest and positive post on being the person who most wanted to be in the classroom. It's why we teach, and it's great to hear it put so well.

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Maryna HBS07 — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:54:21 -0000

Congratulations on your new job!

My company is looking to introduce wiki and we were given a case study to read which led me to cases2.com which led me back to your blog after a couple of years. I'm sad you are leaving HBS but excited about the opportunities the move will provide. And I don't think we ever doubted that you wanted to be in the classroom.

Cheers!

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Thomas Otter — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:36:53 -0000

Congratulations on the change. I hope this move gives you more time to write and research. Lovely post.

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Therapy online — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:42:38 -0000

Well done, great achievement for you and a totally rewarding experience! Keep it up, best of luck!

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Molli Sullivan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:55:24 -0000

Hi Andrew -- I know I'm a little late in the game on this, but congrats on your new position. I know your students will miss you. Luckily we all get to be virtual students thanks to Twitter and the blog. Looking forward to your findings and discussions.

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Emprego Vagas — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:24:37 -0000

Wow. Congratulations Andrew. Thats a great move. Regards. Cris.

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Lauren Cooney — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:10:46 -0000

Andy,

Congrats on the new gig! It sounds like an amazing role and I can't wait to catch up with you at some point to hear more.

I'd love to chat soon - I'll drop you an email soon -

Look forward, /LC

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David — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:41:22 -0000

nice post, i wish i could just concentrate on research and not have to worry about providing for my family, that would be a great situation to be in. good luck in the future.

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Steven Mandzik — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:13:28 -0000

I still get those dreams and I haven't been in the classroom on years. I look at them as time to catch up on the ancient spiritual fulfillment that teaching fulfills.

Good luck in ur new role!

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Terry — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:25:20 -0000

Good luck at MIT!!!!!

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Rich Hoeg — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:19:40 -0000

You can now root for the MIT Football Team! I believe they won the Rose Bowl one year! (at least the programmers did!) You'll fit in nicely with the hackers!

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Harold Cypress — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:15:09 -0000

Following your heart is it's own reward. See u around Memorial Drive.

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sengseng — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:27:35 -0000

squash is a humbling sport; i'm scratching "teaching at HBS" off my list of things to do with my life

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Chris Tyler — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:14:33 -0000

Thanks for one of best classes at HBS. Sad to see you go, but will continue to follow your research at MIT.

I also really enjoyed the thoughts about teaching. I was a teacher right after college and can definitely relate to the anxiety and need to love what you're doing, day in and day out.

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Kevin Mullins — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:22:01 -0000

Andrew, Welcome to MIT ....

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tacanderson — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:16:34 -0000

Wow. Congratulations. I'm very excited to see the research you come up with. I think this is not only a great move for you but a great opportunity for this space.

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Dave Burke — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:00:07 -0000

Best of luck in your new work, and thanks for continuing to share your insights.

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KristianT — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:23:15 -0000

Congratulation Andrew. It sounds like you are about to fly your true colours. I am looking forward to see (and read) the results.

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Hutch Carpenter — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:26:28 -0000

Congratulations Andrew - sounds like a great fit. Looking forward to your insights from MIT via the blog and Twitter.

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JB Holston — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:16:43 -0000

All the best, Andrew -- stay in touch!

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Michael B. Horn — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:33:54 -0000

Wow, congratulations on the move to MIT, but the alums who studied with you at HBS are sorry to lose you! Look forward to remaining in touch.

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cs@hbs — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:51:12 -0000

Thanks for a great semester. Hopefully MIT is a 9X-effect experience for you. :)

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Alex Bain — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:37:27 -0000

Certainly the semester that I took MIA with you, you had a lot of students battling you for "most wants to be in the room". That class may be the only one from which I remember more than 1-2 cases in thirty years, and I know I'm not alone in saying that.

As an alum, I hope that your innovative grading strategies, your willingness to incorporate new technology, your fantastic cases, and the approach to teaching that you modeled stays with the school after you've moved down the river.

M.I.T.'s lucky to have you.

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Jayne Dissette — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:25:05 -0000

A few years ago, I learned that impostorship was normal for adult learners and I was so relieved. The later in life BS and MBA had been clouded by a feeling of unworthiness, which I have carried into the classroom as an adjunct faculty (IT staff by day).

From reading this post, there is an incredible feeling of relief as I strive to feel worthy of teaching and assessing and if someone who has taught me through their fabulous writing (and wit) feels this way, I might be OK.

This also gets back to the best teacher I ever had, Mr. Potter at Michigan State, the cello professor of cello teachers (of all ages) who taught me to do nothing else, but respect the learner.

Thank you for this post today Professor McAfee, I'll feel much better about grading exams and papers this weekend (always an uneasiness there also)!