tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621742585615038222.post8500630353007818328..comments2023-02-14T05:00:34.766-08:00Comments on The English Teacher: The Theraphist and The TechnicianScott Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17485901870465311961noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621742585615038222.post-17132073444487881222008-09-13T08:56:00.000-07:002008-09-13T08:56:00.000-07:00I can't tell you how much discipline matters in ed...I can't tell you how much discipline matters in education, since it becomes the primary determinant in how well one does for the rest of one's life. The people paying big bucks for your expertise are not relying on how well you express your feelings or how tolerant you are to diversity. Rather they expect a high level of discipline on your part, that your solutions have been methodical and thought through. <BR/><BR/>Although I've been taught a little bit of grammar in my schooling, I don't think I had enough of the "technician" type of teachers to help me craft solid sentences and paragraphs. One of the most useless classes I took in college was freshman English composition, in which the professor didn't teach a lick about writing, but instead preferred to have us all sit under a tree and listen to his stories about his adopted children and Bob Dylan.corbusierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10814670210002847688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621742585615038222.post-20324963020274401122008-08-22T17:18:00.000-07:002008-08-22T17:18:00.000-07:00Oh, gracious--those durned Educational Euphemisms!...Oh, gracious--those durned Educational Euphemisms! It is with great academic rigor, and much learning through effort, that I try at this time of year to reach higher level thinking, by engaging students in cooperative learning, thereby connecting with them, and with myself, through technology. And Don't. Forget. The. PLT!Melissa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13172152515024862967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621742585615038222.post-44059182753298914572008-08-18T08:05:00.000-07:002008-08-18T08:05:00.000-07:00What do you mean "discipline"? What is that word? ...What do you mean "discipline"? What is that word? We haven't discussed that at ed-school. "More deconstructionsim", is that what you meant? Can you still sit in a circle and talk about your feelings with "discipline"? What about students from different cultures? Is “discipline” multicultural?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621742585615038222.post-4609007345679452682008-08-16T19:03:00.000-07:002008-08-16T19:03:00.000-07:00Great article! I am a therapist and an English Te...Great article! I am a therapist and an English Teacher. The problem is that when I went through school I was never taught explicit grammar. I was just an avid reader and got by that way. It seems I have some work to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621742585615038222.post-77722882588923044752008-08-16T18:59:00.000-07:002008-08-16T18:59:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, the one word people don't use is di...Unfortunately, the one word people don't use is discipline, not even for behavior (this would expect to much for some students). too?<BR/><BR/>Please delete my comment after fixing. I hate nitpickers even when I do it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com