Discussion and meme
Mar. 25th, 2009 06:20 pmToday, I led a twenty-minute discussion in which, after the first leading question, I said exactly nine words. It was awesome.
Unfortunately, it was with graduate students in my pedagogy class rather than with freshmen in a composition class. *sigh*
But it underscored the difference that teaching what you're interested in makes; instead of what the doctoral students I TA for are doing, I got to give people Irish poetry, which I love. ("What Language Did," by Eavan Boland, for those who care.) I must go find awesome texts I can sneak into 101...
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wintercreek gave me the following associations:
( Thatcher/Fraser, Hem, Tennessee, Northern Exposure, English )
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The iTunes single of the week is again a throwback to 1983. I don't know where this trend is coming from, but I approve.
Unfortunately, it was with graduate students in my pedagogy class rather than with freshmen in a composition class. *sigh*
But it underscored the difference that teaching what you're interested in makes; instead of what the doctoral students I TA for are doing, I got to give people Irish poetry, which I love. ("What Language Did," by Eavan Boland, for those who care.) I must go find awesome texts I can sneak into 101...
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( Thatcher/Fraser, Hem, Tennessee, Northern Exposure, English )
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The iTunes single of the week is again a throwback to 1983. I don't know where this trend is coming from, but I approve.