Teaching Political Science with Stanley Hoffmann--Teaching a lecture class can be intimidating. How do you organize your points, make the material accessible, and connect with your students? Stanley Hoffmann, a Harvard University professor since 1955, draws from his vast experience to share his thoughts on teaching and demonstrates his techniques in a lecture class on Charles de Gaulle. Hoffmann emphasizes the importance of organization--focusing on the essentials rather than getting lost in the details--and being accessible to students. He also addresses the challenges of helping his students bridge the gap between their world and other eras and cultures.

Running time: 38 minutes

Teaching Poetry with Helen Vendler--How does a master teacher introduce her students to poetry? What are the critical choices she makes when designing lectures to help studens read with greater pleasure and understanding? In Teaching Poetry, Helen Vendler, acclaimed poetry critic and Harvard University professor, reflects on the challenges and pleasures of making poetry come alive as she guides students through a reading of William Butler Yeats's last masterpiece, "Among School Children" (1928).

Running time: 39 minutes