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  • Reply to blog post: Blogs and Education (Revisited) by robburton
    Comment written 3 months ago

    Thanks for introducing me to the Blog medium; I'm a fan.  I don't want to call it "informal," but I definitely felt encouraged to bring in pop-culture references, personal experiences, certain funny stuff that might be considered too irreverent in other classes, etc.-- I guess that's what you mean by Voice. Seems to me this makes it more entertaining to both read and write (and it let me showcase my ridiculous memory of useless movie crap).  I also thought your “casual” way of grading was novel--  students would benefit if more professors put greater emphasis on the writer's overall ideas and thoughts than on petty details like MLA Format and 5-PP structure? (That being said, some of us definitely ought to invest in a dictionary.)

    Gotta say I'm not looking forward to the old English classes next semester, when I'll once more be chastised for comparing classic literature to Batman, nudists, etc.  Way to foster creativity and personality.  And as for clowns like this J.R. character, I wouldn't worry about trying to impose a "code of ethics"- that’ll just encourage them.  Let them have their fun, and consider the Multi-Culturalist perspective: even the most diverse cultures have a village idiot.  Or, do what I did, and upload a picture of the Terminator as your profile image.  Nobody's going to mess with Arnold. 

  • Reply to blog post: Deconstructing Drivers Ed. by lilred
    Comment written 4 months ago

    You might want to spice it up a little: add some expletives to that grabber; hell, maybe even a nice ageist slur. or how about a reference to that Maglight in the glove compartment thats always handy in case you catch up at a red light.. just kidding, slurs to a minimum in the multicultural studies. good work

  • Reply to blog post: Art: The Good, The Bad, and The Ukiyo by ChicoDowning
    Comment written 5 months ago

    ^^ you know youve hit the big time when a dominatrix with her own phone sex hotline is putting smiley faces on your undergraduate lit essays.

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