In 2013 the philosophy department at San Jose State University stood almost alone against its own administration, a group of opportunist politicians, and a well funded Silicon Valley start-up who were attempting to destroy university education as we know it by pushing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). In the aftermath of this modern day academic stand at Thermopylae a member of the department recorded his own reflections on the art of teaching while documenting the MOOC controversy. Here is a work on teaching born out of a real educational crisis, along with an inside perspective on the ongoing fight against MOOCs.