Comments on: The Ones That Leave a Mark http://www.livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/ (But accepting new members...) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:12:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jane http://www.livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-3892 Jane Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:48:05 +0000 http://livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/#comment-3892 I found this comment by Shira Tamir very interesting. I once had an English teacher in high school named George Blouin many years ago. I wonder if it's the same George Blouin I had ...Shira, if you get this message my email is cedartree@shaw.ca I found this comment by Shira Tamir very interesting. I once had an English teacher in high school named George Blouin many years ago. I wonder if it’s the same George Blouin I had …Shira, if you get this message my email is cedartree@shaw.ca

]]> By: Shira79 (Admin) http://www.livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Shira79 (Admin) Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:46:43 +0000 http://livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/#comment-13 That's a very interest point Antonio! Ironically enough, that is exactly the reason why today I am left relyin on random visitors to make out what he had written: Someone asked me recently: 'Why didn't you just ask him what it said?' Well, because I knew that I had let him down. Because I knew that he expected so much more of me. He had seen the sparks in my eyes as we were discussing the book in class. He knew that I was getting it. But then I turned in a mediocre paper just like everyone else. Not because I didnt care but simply because I didn't have the time or energy to make an effort. I was afraid to look him in the eyes. That’s a very interest point Antonio!

Ironically enough, that is exactly the reason why today I am left relyin on random visitors to make out what he had written:

Someone asked me recently: ‘Why didn’t you just ask him what it said?’

Well, because I knew that I had let him down. Because I knew that he expected so much more of me.

He had seen the sparks in my eyes as we were discussing the book in class. He knew that I was getting it.

But then I turned in a mediocre paper just like everyone else. Not because I didnt care but simply because I didn’t have the time or energy to make an effort.

I was afraid to look him in the eyes.

]]> By: Antonio! http://www.livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Antonio! Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:42:23 +0000 http://livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/#comment-12 If you read enough papers from the teacher's end, you will see that students typically put little or no effort into writing a coherent paper (I am not talking about "great writing," just something comprehensible. I find that students ignore comments and make the same mistakes on subsequent drafts and papers. I think teachers have probably given up on trying to write legibly; they figure if students aren't going to take the time to pay attention to their writing, why should the teacher. By the way, I have had students tell me that "at least we can read your writing," so it isn't a matter of them not being able to read mine. They simply ignore the comments. If you read enough papers from the teacher’s end, you will see that students typically put little or no effort into writing a coherent paper (I am not talking about “great writing,” just something comprehensible. I find that students ignore comments and make the same mistakes on subsequent drafts and papers. I think teachers have probably given up on trying to write legibly; they figure if students aren’t going to take the time to pay attention to their writing, why should the teacher.

By the way, I have had students tell me that “at least we can read your writing,” so it isn’t a matter of them not being able to read mine. They simply ignore the comments.

]]> By: Freshman Comp Professor http://www.livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Freshman Comp Professor Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:35:23 +0000 http://livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/#comment-4 As my "name" indicates, I teach freshman comp at a university. I've had to decipher quite a few comments like these from my own professors, and I fear I'm developing similarly undecipherable handwriting myself. Anyway, this was very, very tough. Here's my best guess: "Your work has strength and accuracy. Now you need to develop more ideas in your [four? full? food? good?] paragraphs and with greater depth." Hope this helps! As my “name” indicates, I teach freshman comp at a university. I’ve had to decipher quite a few comments like these from my own professors, and I fear I’m developing similarly undecipherable handwriting myself.

Anyway, this was very, very tough. Here’s my best guess:

“Your work has strength and accuracy. Now you need to develop more ideas in your [four? full? food? good?] paragraphs and with greater depth.”

Hope this helps!

]]> By: am http://www.livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-3 am Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:22:51 +0000 http://livinginmyownworld.com/the-ones-that-leave-a-mark/#comment-3 Your writing has strength and accuracy. Now you need to develop more ideas in your ???? paragraphs and with greater depth. Your writing has strength and accuracy. Now you need to develop more ideas in your ???? paragraphs and with greater depth.

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