Sally's essay.
Hansaem's paean to the book is pretty typical of the students in Korea that I've interacted with. It's clearly part of the Korean cultural value system, and it's one of the reasons I feel deeply optimistic about Korean culture and society, despite its dysfunctions.
Lucy's essay.
I was deeply touched by her message at the bottom – that's the main reason I'm putting it here. Is it conceited of me to post it? Keep in mind that this blog has ended up functioning as a kind of "scrapbook" for my own memories over the years of teaching, too, in an unexpected way.