The teaching history, lectures and papers, poetry, education, presentations and research publications by Professor Jay W. Clark of The Gateway Academy.
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Professor Jay Clark
Presentations And Symposia
Research And Publications
Teaching History
Work History
Education
“Talks On Sacred Culture”: Free Lectures offered to the community on various topics related to Self-Culture, the Inner Life, and the purpose and implications of our cultural inheritance for spirituality in general. In addition to the above foci, these talks include a series on Man and Society, and address such topics as:
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“Science and Sin,”
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“Spirit and Law.”
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“Who Will Explain Us To Ourselves: Science or Sacred Tradition?”
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“Science and the Art of Debunkery,”
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“Self-Culture and Remnants of the Past: A Talk On the Adequacy of Archaeology and Scientific Method to Interpret for Us the Significance of The Physical Remnants of our Ancient Past;”
All of these and others are presented at the Gateway Institute, St. Paul’s Cultural Center, Yuma, Arizona
“What is a Teacher: Reflections on the
Nature of Teaching for ESL Teachers,”
Lecture/Workshop presented to the Seminar For International Teachers Of
English (SITE), San Diego State University, January, 1998.
“Keeping Yourself and the Student Vital in
the Classroom,”
Kick-Off Lecture given to future teachers in Linguistics 496 class,
San Diego State University, September, 1997.
“Carl Sagan’s Philosophy and its Implications for Education,” Lecture/Workshop presented to the faculty, staff, and students at the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, August, 1997.
“The Place of Philosophy in the College Curriculum,” Lecture/Workshop presented to the faculty, staff, and students at the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, August, 1996.
“Content Based ESL and Vitality in the Classroom,” Lecture/Workshop presented to the “Seminar For International Teachers of English, “ San Diego State University, January 17, 1996. (Also presented in Summer, 1996 and 1997.)
“The Fairy Tale and Reality,” Lecture presented to students and faculty of the College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University, December, 1995.
“The Implications of Content Based Education for the ESL Project": Does the ESL Project Really Differ From the Project of General Education?” Lecture/Workshop presented to the 1995 CATESL Conference, Point Loma Nazarene College, November, 1995.
“The Educational Vision of the Wizard of Oz,” Lecture/Workshop presented to the Chancellors Conference for California Community Colleges, Los Angeles, 1995. Also presented as an open lecture to the academic community of San Diego State University, November, 1993.
“What is a Student, What is a Teacher, and What is Teaching?” Lecture/Workshop presented to the faculty of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, January, 1995. Repeated August, 1996.
“Education and the Dreamer,” Lecture/Workshop presented to the faculty of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, August, 1994.
“The Two Faces of the Dragon: The Fairy Tale and the Adult World,” Lecture presented to the faculty of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, August, 1993.
“The Masculine and Feminine Genius,” Lecture presented to the faculty of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, August, 1992.
“The Separation of Church and State and Depth in Education,” Lecture/Workshop presented to the faculty of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, August, 1991.
“Modern Man in Oz: A Reflection on Education and Traditional Wisdom,” Lecture/Workshop presented to the Faculty of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, August, 1989. Repeated in January, 1990.
Moderator: Lecture and Panel Discussion, Fifth International Conference of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy, University of California San Diego, July, 1987.Participant: San Diego Humanities Project Inaugural Conference, San Diego State University, October, 1986.
“The Greek Goddess Artemis and the yin Principle in Chinese Philosophy,” Lecture presented to the Society for the Academic Study of Religion, San Diego State University, April, 1982.
(Editorial)
Editor: Sundowner Magazine, an alternative magazine dedicated to Free Speech, Educational topics, Poetry, and a critique of the mainstream press. The website can be found at www.yumasundowner.com
(Books /Papers)
A Student’s Handbook of Lao Tzu : With
Interlinear Text, Working Grammar, and a Complete Vocabulary. (In
progress)
Modern Man in Oz: An Interpretation of “The Wizard of Oz” and Its Journey
to Wholeness. (In progress)
The Hero’s Journey in American Film: A Meditation on the Journey to Wholeness and Life in Eight Great American Films. (In progress)
“Ryokan’s Ball: or Understanding Japanese Art” Published by invitation in the San Diego Arts Monthly on the occasion of the Japan Festival ‘92 sponsored by the City of San Diego and the World Affairs Council, January, 1992. Also published in The Eclectic Theosophist as, “Ryokan’s Ball” Vol. XXI, No. 4, Winter 1992.
Concordance to the “Tao Te Ching:” With Dictionary references, 1987.
“The Feminine and Artemis,” The Pneuma Project: A Journal of Self-Inquiry, July, 1985.
“The Masculine and the Fisher King,” The Pneuma Project: A Journal of Self-Inquiry, April, 1985.
Nirvana is Samsara: A Mahayana Buddhist Approach to the Life and Work of Matsuo Bashō. Master’s Thesis, San Diego State University, San Diego, Ca., 1981.
(Poetry)
“To Weldon Kees,” Sundowner Magazine, 2005
“For PDG,” a sonnet, Sundowner Magazine, 2005
“A Sonnet For N. Ogino,” The Pneuma Project: A Journal of Self-Inquiry, December, 1986.
“Stone Garden at Ryoan-Ji,” The Pneuma Project: A Journal of Self-Inquiry, April, 1985.
TEACHING HISTORY
(University and College Courses Taught)
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Intellectual Foundations of Man in Asia
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Cultural Heritages of Asia
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Scriptures of the World
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Scriptures of India and China
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Introduction to Philosophy
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Ethics
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Introduction to the Humanities
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Critical Thinking
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Religion and Culture
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Ancient Philosophy
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Images of Asia: Japan
WORK HISTORY
Director, Gateway Academy,
St. Paul’s Cultural Center, Yuma Arizona, 1999 – Present
Senior Faculty, American Language Institute,
College of Extended Studies,
San Diego State University, San Diego, California, 1978 – 1998
Lecturer, Philosophy and Religious Studies,
Grossmont College, El Cajon, California, 1985 – 1998
Lecturer, Asian Studies Department
San Diego State University, San Diego, California, 1988 – 1989
Lecturer, Humanities
Northern Arizona University, Yuma, AZ, 1999
Lecturer, Philosophy and Ethics
Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ, 1998 - 1999
ESL Instructor and Faculty Advisor
Access Language Systems, Tokyo, Japan, 1982 – 1983
Master of Arts: Asian Studies/Philosophy
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. 1981
Bachelor of Arts: Religious Studies
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. 1974
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