tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post6277245323197572766..comments2023-10-08T08:24:29.055-07:00Comments on Ah,Life: Reading, Writing, and.... MarxismiticRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10371163714955983800noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-8156720839955200592012-09-08T23:07:52.372-07:002012-09-08T23:07:52.372-07:00Yes, I am fancy. Also a wee (maybe MORe than a we...Yes, I am fancy. Also a wee (maybe MORe than a wee) bit brilliant. Here's a link to the FB post!<br /><br />Ah no. I can't link the individual post. But here's the page to my exuberant redhaired cousin. In addition to being exuberant, she's also sweet and smart. Reminds me of my brother (Jason Stenar Clark). And of you!<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/MDaiZoviheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194614616594881998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-34261138620995955272012-09-08T22:47:47.290-07:002012-09-08T22:47:47.290-07:00And look at you, being all fancy with your FB link...And look at you, being all fancy with your FB linking capabilities! Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371163714955983800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-7095313837488482382012-09-08T19:07:17.563-07:002012-09-08T19:07:17.563-07:00I see exactly what Eric means--and as a teacher I ...I see exactly what Eric means--and as a teacher I do feel that pressure to do SOMETHING useful. Or at least seem to be doing SOMETHING.<br /><br />But I think his description of "Okay all you beautiful people, just go ahead..." is perhaps one of the more beautiful and delightful descriptions of EXACTLY what I TRY to do! <br /><br />I think that's because I seek to follow more of a "midwife" approach to teaching, vs. the "banking" approach--the banking approach being one where you see students as empty, open, waiting vessels, vs. dynamic, complex individuals with much already going on inside of them, and with much to offer. (And, also, being capable of throwing wrenches into the works! Although--to be consistent with my earlier metaphor--what are wrenches doing in a midwiving room?)<br /><br />I hope someone finds my comment--this was posted long ago--I rediscovered the comments section 'cuz I LINKED this post! On FB! Yes! I know how to link now. :Dheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194614616594881998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-31300653131880619662012-08-20T07:26:59.035-07:002012-08-20T07:26:59.035-07:00Lol-ed heartily at your description of the English...Lol-ed heartily at your description of the English major.Collette Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325039194702898202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-91874663479647250422012-08-14T08:06:29.488-07:002012-08-14T08:06:29.488-07:00It's too bad English majors feel stuck in the ...It's too bad English majors feel stuck in the analytical and lose the "spirit" of writing. The professors have to do something, don't you think, have to feel that something is being taught, and impart what knowledge they have, which may go beyond the students range of understanding. Right? Typical student/teacher relationship. Student comes in empty, taught by someone wiser, leaves full. I'm guessing the professor can't just say in the first class "Okay all you beautiful people, go ahead and write", then sit down and watch the steady creativity emerge. The next day of class: "Okay all you beautiful people..." And go on and on.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997223808239390423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-69178469508506462502012-08-05T22:18:59.125-07:002012-08-05T22:18:59.125-07:00I was an English major for a semester. Whilst I to...I was an English major for a semester. Whilst I too love reading and writing, I, too, found the joy of it was drained in academy. Hence, my degree is in psychology. :) I hear ya! <br /><br />Oh, and since you're just reading and enjoying books for what they are and not ranking them, perhaps you'd consider reading mine?Lara Zierke https://www.blogger.com/profile/14678809883294746934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-31789954398656144552012-08-02T16:48:05.534-07:002012-08-02T16:48:05.534-07:00You summed up perfectly the exact reasons why I di...You summed up perfectly the exact reasons why I didn't like English classes in high school. They completely sucked the life out of all the books we read. Which is why I didn't like reading any of the books they gave us. It has only been a recent occurance that I've gone back and started reading some of the books that I shrugged off almost 15 years ago (man I'm getting old). Course I never did like being told what I had to read. Guess that's why I suck at book clubs too. Anyway, the only thing I can think of that I ever enjoyed in English were the daily writing exercises about random topics. It was the only thing that really let me write how I wanted to and let a little personality show through. <br /><br />Also, I have a really hard time writing book reviews. Mainly I don't enjoy it much, but I do it to keep track of what I thought about one book or another. Plus I always like to read what others have to say about them beyond the typical "I liked it" or "I hated it."<br /><br />And I'm totally with you on the not having "favorites." I generally don't have favorites either. I remember asking my dad what his favorite food was and he'd always say "Variety is the spice of life"... I've adopted that as my response these days (if for no other reason than it makes me sound like more of a nerd).Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768786324207810131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-91495867358177768712012-08-02T12:33:57.052-07:002012-08-02T12:33:57.052-07:00Thank you! This was the best read I had on the int...Thank you! This was the best read I had on the internet today.brecksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949982512046372422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677325.post-29396308932163862892012-08-01T23:43:31.719-07:002012-08-01T23:43:31.719-07:00"I just want to share my reading experiences ..."I just want to share my reading experiences because they are important to me. I want to talk about why I read the books, what they meant to me, how I felt, and the questions they made me ask."<br /><br />WHAT ARE YOU? THE BEST?<br /><br />Is your blog designed with the primary intention in mind of MAKING ME HAPPY? <br /><br />I ask that because: IT'S WORKING!<br /><br />I angrily and dispiritedly avoid book reviews (blechy blech blechy!) because they make me feel bewildered and heartsick. Because of how I relate to books, and of how profoundly and fundamentally different that is from the minimizing destructive process you describe.<br /><br />There are some books that disappoint--some whose contents I appreciate being warned about (i.e. multiple rapes, like in Dragon Tattoo). And there are others I am delighted to be urged towards (like a million books I love who someone recommended, even if just in a blurb ON the book). But MOSTLY when I read reviews about what's "wrong" with a book I think--would you talk about your friends that way? AND: COULD YOU WRITE A FREAKING BETTER BOOK?! SINCE YOU KNOW WHAT PERFECTION IS?<br /><br />I guess ya struck a nerve. But you already know how I feel, right? Partly because I've said this before--ad nauseam, Cory's heard this speech 17 times. But also, you must have know this, because this blog must be written with me especially in mind.<br /><br />Yeah? <br /><br />It certainly seems that way, today! :)heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194614616594881998noreply@blogger.com