tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284837106090895124.post5490264419921513990..comments2024-02-23T00:36:49.934-08:00Comments on Throughlines: Writing from the Inside OutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284837106090895124.post-87064753148722526742010-08-19T00:07:05.908-07:002010-08-19T00:07:05.908-07:00Thanks, to both of you. Gonna be fun. Used to be m...Thanks, to both of you. Gonna be fun. Used to be my classes would feed my brain with ideas for the blog, and vice versa. Am going to try to get that dynamic going again.Bruce Schaublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663735635816558661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284837106090895124.post-63073105727297836292010-08-18T21:32:13.787-07:002010-08-18T21:32:13.787-07:00Nice sentiments here. I agree with you about the w...Nice sentiments here. I agree with you about the way we've "schoolized" writing for many of our students. Too much of the writing done in school involves high-stakes assessment or evaluation. "Rubricizing" writing and breaking it down into numbers on a grid isn't an effective way to help students acquire finesse and efficacy with the written word.<br /><br />Authentic assessments... real audiences... meaningful purposes... genuine reader reaction & feedback... these are some of the things students need to improve and grow as writers.<br /><br />Have a great year!Mr. B-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628569059610320379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284837106090895124.post-42536653430884645622010-08-18T21:13:45.779-07:002010-08-18T21:13:45.779-07:00Bravo. (that's kind of a "schooly" ...Bravo. (that's kind of a "schooly" word for saying the "unschooly" truth about writing (and teaching) as I see it (them)). I'm glad you'll be teaching again, Captain! Thanks for sharing the poem.<br />LizElizabeth Fosternoreply@blogger.com