I Believe in Community Colleges by John Brantingham
When I first graduated and started teaching, I thought I’d
teach exclusively at universities. There’s nothing wrong with the universities.
I have loved teaching there, and I would love teaching there in the future as well,
but I wasn’t prepared for what I would encounter at the community college
level.
I’m a full-time community college professor now, and I love
it. I have never encountered a more positive, more intelligent, more focused
group of people than I have at Mt. San Antonio College. The students are
serious and hard-working.
Most importantly most of them are completely without
cynicism or ego. I teach creative writing, and my students are far more
creative and original here than they ever were at any university I taught.
Students come out of our two-year program with book contracts and magazine
publications. They are hungry to know new things and try new things. They are
creative and brilliant.
It’s no wonder then that when I wanted to make a book
trailer, for my new book, Mann of War, I trusted David Falkinburg, a 22 year-old recent community college
graduate, to write and direct it. I’ve known David for a few years. He’s a
horror and science fiction writer whose work has been widely published. The
Australians especially seem to like him.
I got together with him and a handful of other community
college students and spent a day shooting his masterpiece. He put together a
quick-paced, intense trailer completely with the special effect of a car
exploding and original music that can be found only on my trailer.
Never once was I worried that this would come out well. Why?
Because I believe in David.
Because I believe in the community colleges.
Would you like to see the trailer? It’s great. Check it out here:
Blurb for Mann of War -- Robert
Mann is sick of people getting away with murder treason, rape, and lies, and
he's going to do something about it. The only problem is that talking about
killing someone is a lot easier than doing it.
PS from Marilyn: Be sure and take a look at this trailer, John isn't kidding, it is great!
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