Reflections, an intermediate reader

Suzanne M. Griffin, Patricia Ackert

It is commonplace that literature, paintings and musical compositions have been inspired by persons, conditions or circumstances which later become associated with the work. Nothing so dramatic as unrequited love or a dream vision lies behind Reflections, of course. Instead, it came about because of a reckless wager that I made to a class of twenty-seven students who were taking a graduate seminar in materials development from me in the spring of 1973. As nearly as I can recall, I said, "You appear to be a very large, talented, and energetic group of people." (Smiles.) "How would you like to try your hands at producing a textbook?" (Fading smiles.) "I'll bet that if we really tried, we could put together a book of readings—an experimental reader—that would be a great deal better than anything around. . . . Would you like to try?" (Muttering and mumbling.) Finally, a hand went up and a...

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