Comments on: Writing Prompt – September 7, 2009 http://quotesnack.com/writing-prompt/writing-prompt-september-7-2009/ Big thoughts; human-sized canvas Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:23:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Able http://quotesnack.com/writing-prompt/writing-prompt-september-7-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Elizabeth Able Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:27:34 +0000 http://quotesnack.com/?p=7987#comment-1161 Originally, I wanted to prevent readers from looking at other responses to a prompt before having written their own. Whatever we see becomes part of our frame of reference. I think it's important <em>and interesting</em> to regularly experience what is simply our own. Once other influences are seen, whispers of one's own can fade into the background so easily. I want us to see what happens when we bring our whispers to the forefront. Requesting that you not post your writing has also prevented sharing and discussion. I'd love to see what participants are thinking, and if I would, you might, too. It'd take some fiddling, but I think I could figure out how to hide comments on these prompt posts in the same way that I've hidden the prompt - all you'd need to do is click. It's something to think about. :) Originally, I wanted to prevent readers from looking at other responses to a prompt before having written their own. Whatever we see becomes part of our frame of reference. I think it’s important and interesting to regularly experience what is simply our own. Once other influences are seen, whispers of one’s own can fade into the background so easily. I want us to see what happens when we bring our whispers to the forefront.

Requesting that you not post your writing has also prevented sharing and discussion. I’d love to see what participants are thinking, and if I would, you might, too. It’d take some fiddling, but I think I could figure out how to hide comments on these prompt posts in the same way that I’ve hidden the prompt – all you’d need to do is click.

It’s something to think about. :)

]]> By: Language grows out of life, out of its needs and experiences - Annie Sullivan | Annie Sullivan Quote | Quote Snack http://quotesnack.com/writing-prompt/writing-prompt-september-7-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1158 Language grows out of life, out of its needs and experiences - Annie Sullivan | Annie Sullivan Quote | Quote Snack Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:47:22 +0000 http://quotesnack.com/?p=7987#comment-1158 [...] in a while someone will email or comment, as did Paul Bogush said something like this, in a comment on yesterday’s Writing Prompt: Too often teachers try to teach kids to write creatively or [...] [...] in a while someone will email or comment, as did Paul Bogush said something like this, in a comment on yesterday’s Writing Prompt: Too often teachers try to teach kids to write creatively or [...]

]]> By: Language Grows Out of Life… | Blogush http://quotesnack.com/writing-prompt/writing-prompt-september-7-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Language Grows Out of Life… | Blogush Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:59:27 +0000 http://quotesnack.com/?p=7987#comment-1145 [...] Moore tweeted something interesting today from a site that gives daily writing prompts that lead to [...] [...] Moore tweeted something interesting today from a site that gives daily writing prompts that lead to [...]

]]> By: Paul Bogush http://quotesnack.com/writing-prompt/writing-prompt-september-7-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Paul Bogush Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:16:53 +0000 http://quotesnack.com/?p=7987#comment-1144 Too often teachers try to teach kids to write creatively or make their writing more interesting but it borders on the impossible. Always, the kids who have lived the least write the least. Kids who think the least write the least. Kids who can't have a conversation, can't write anything worth talking about. I never succeeded in making my students better writers until I made had them think deeply in class. I wasn't able to have them write about things worth reading until we started to do activities worth doing. And they didn't start to write in a way that was interesting, until we started to have interesting dialogs in class. Their language wasn't learned, I can't teach them to write. Language grows out of life. Too often teachers try to teach kids to write creatively or make their writing more interesting but it borders on the impossible. Always, the kids who have lived the least write the least. Kids who think the least write the least. Kids who can’t have a conversation, can’t write anything worth talking about. I never succeeded in making my students better writers until I made had them think deeply in class. I wasn’t able to have them write about things worth reading until we started to do activities worth doing. And they didn’t start to write in a way that was interesting, until we started to have interesting dialogs in class. Their language wasn’t learned, I can’t teach them to write. Language grows out of life.

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