Americans Often Have Trouble Enjoying The Present

Polls Are Frequently Taken To Try To Tease Out Or Determine Likely Directions And Trends, But Once Taken, They Belong To The Past, Requiring That New Polls Be Taken.

I Have A Great Advantage Over Many Of My Colleagues Inasmuch As My Students Bring With Them To Class Their Own Personal Knowledge Of National, Regional, Religious, Ethnic, Occupational, And Family Folklore Traditions.

Americans Have A Penchant For The Future And Tend To Disregard The Past.

Americans Often Have Trouble Enjoying The Present Moment.

In My Introductory Course, Anthropology 160, The Forms Of Folklore, I Try To Show The Students What The Major And Minor Genres Of Folklore Are, And How They Can Be Analyzed.