tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post207815922686656754..comments2023-09-29T04:22:04.132-07:00Comments on Quills: Courseblogging: On Sharing Books, and Sharing IntimacyFretful Porpentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-54530567448888326002009-02-22T15:02:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:02:00.000-08:00I sometimes think it's all personality, and unfort...I sometimes think it's <I>all</I> personality, and unfortunately, I'm not one of those charismatic instructors who can get away with anything. Alas.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-17257589780160064812009-02-22T14:15:00.000-08:002009-02-22T14:15:00.000-08:00Ugh, I don't even want to know *myself* through my...Ugh, I don't even want to know *myself* through my nineteen-year-old self's marginalia. I'll buy a new copy of a book before using an old one if the notes are too embarrassing.<BR/><BR/>Teaching adrenaline, yes. I'm teaching in small groups back-to-back this term, and I can (sometimes) keep myself from blurting out random things during the first one, but by the last one, the battle is over and I have been trounced. <BR/><BR/>I had the same undergrad experience, where I really liked those professors who made random connections and told odd anecdotes--but yep, they were mostly male and older. I'm teaching for someone right now whose lectures are maybe 50% jokes and asides, and the students eat it up, and I'm trying to figure out exactly what lets him get away with it. Maybe it's cofidence, too--though the suit doesn't hurt, probably.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770950068958941330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-51013201026515479642009-02-20T11:16:00.000-08:002009-02-20T11:16:00.000-08:00You're right; I think that poem is right up there ...You're right; I think that poem is right up there with <I>Lysistrata</I> in that respect.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-14644762523816935922009-02-20T07:44:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:44:00.000-08:00Well, I think it would be hard to teach a poem lik...Well, I think it would be hard to teach a poem like that without at least one inappropriate comment. <BR/><BR/>But even more, teaching students how thinking connects to life is actually useful -- I think they often put classes in isolation from the rest of the things they do. Seeing you making connections, even weird ones, does make a difference.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-19111306201953782622009-02-20T06:23:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:23:00.000-08:00Hee, I guess all of this must be about ten times h...Hee, I guess all of this must be about ten times harder to negotiate in high school -- at least college students are technically adults!Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-50748207197703639672009-02-19T20:59:00.000-08:002009-02-19T20:59:00.000-08:00I really enjoyed reading this post!! It's the same...I really enjoyed reading this post!! It's the same thing I wonder on a daily basis as a high school teacher. I have a lot of personality and I let it come through in the classroom because I think it's more entertaining for my kids, and it forms a connection on a different level. But you're right, you get caught up and go "did I REALLY just say that to a group of 18 year olde???" I'm always wodering when I should stop but I guess if that's what it takes to keep my students engaged (and me from going crazy), I'll roll with it. At least I know it's what sets me apart from the other 9 million boring people trying to get contracts!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11275275653969739427noreply@blogger.com