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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post A Good-bye Present 8 years, 8 months ago
Hey, Megan, Travis: keep in touch you guys! Meg, there’s some teacher stuff I wanna ask you. ChristopherGrimm@aol.com
To everyone, it’s been a pleasure working working with you! Keep in touch if you will. Have an excellent summer, all!
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post A Good-bye Present 8 years, 8 months ago
You’re awesome, “MO;” keep in touch!
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Christopher Grimm wrote a new post, To Bring Things Full Circle…, on the site Composition Theory and Literacy Studies 8 years, 8 months ago
Just to end sort of where we began, here’s a New York Times article by Stanley Fish. Fish discusses the deeply intellectual theoretical implications of–The Hunger Games.
nyti.ms/JYcY7BEnjoy, classmates! It’s been a heck of a semester. Best wishes to you all!
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post Thoughts on Jerome McGann’s On Creating a Usable Future 8 years, 8 months ago
P.S. Happy Mother’s Day to Jo, and any of the other moms in class.
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post Thoughts on Jerome McGann’s On Creating a Usable Future 8 years, 8 months ago
Either you guys a.) Really didn’t like my post this week. b.) are all waiting for something more “interesting”( Where ARE the other two posts? Were we not supposed to post? Did I miss a “message?”), or c.) None of the above! It’s cool, fellow ENG 703ers; It’s almost over! Let’s dialogue about ANY of […]
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Christopher Grimm wrote a new post, Thoughts on Jerome McGann’s On Creating a Usable Future, on the site Composition Theory and Literacy Studies 8 years, 8 months ago
Jerome McGann’s essay, “On Creating a Usable Future,” addresses the massive undertaking that is the NDPL (National Digital Public Library). This online research database, which since McGann’s initial writing has undergone a name change to DPLA (Digital Public Library of America), is tasked with being the go-to scholarly resource on the Internet. As the title […]
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post A “Digital” Baby is Born Every 8 Seconds_Using Digital Media in the Classroom 8 years, 8 months ago
I like how Travis puts that; Wikipedia is “an entry-level step into the realms of a subject.” True! Wikipedia is a stepping-stone for intellectual curiosity. It’s existence is definitely a good thing, certainly for those students (and everyday “wonderers”), who don’t–or never would-have access to an encyclopedia at home (before the Internet…[Read more]
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post Technology 8 years, 8 months ago
It’s okay to be critical, Megan. We WANT our students to have questions and not be force-fed everything, right? I respect your opinion and your concerns. In fact, I worry about the same thing; ARE today’s students too over-stimulated? (Honest question: how many of our classmates freak out if they don’t receive a text message […]
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post From Role Playing to Playing the Role of a Teacher 8 years, 8 months ago
P.S. To my classmates, I’m sorry for my late post. I’ve been battling the dual villains of stomach illness and family obligation this week. Thank you for your understanding. I’m especially sorry to last week’s presenter, whom I missed, and this week’s presenter, who has to contend with very late class participation this week. Apologies […]
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Christopher Grimm wrote a new post, From Role Playing to Playing the Role of a Teacher, on the site Composition Theory and Literacy Studies 8 years, 8 months ago
Our assigned reading this week, an excerpt from James Paul Gee’s book What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy , really “spoke” to me. It brought me back to a part of my educational history I left out of my literacy narrative: my history with video games. Perhaps I didn’t translate video games […]
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post A Very Pricey Pineapple 8 years, 9 months ago
Thanks, Megan. Very good essay! What is our test-driven culture coming to–Ms. Collins gives us one lamentable possibility.
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post Robo-Gradings 8 years, 9 months ago
This goes back to the old adage, “Administrators want robots in the classroom, not real people.” Well, we see that this is clearly not true, hmm? However, the very fact that these robo-graders have been piloted is scary to me. Granted, grading essays is an arduous, time-consuming, sometimes infuriating, task. However, as the first article […]
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Christopher Grimm wrote a new post, The Hare and the Pineapple , on the site Composition Theory and Literacy Studies 8 years, 9 months ago
Here’s a link to a PDF of the ACTUAL exam with the standardized text in question.
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post Standards 8 years, 9 months ago
Victoria, right on! However, I disagree with you on one minor point; “Occupy Wall Street” didn’t start the conversation which shifted the American public’s perspective about the financial industry. Enron’s very public disgrace, bank mergers from the late 1980’s through today, the fluctuations of the Stock Market system, and even events as far back as […]
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post Standards 8 years, 9 months ago
I agree with you, Professor. I am glad we are questioning behind what is included in these so-called Standards. I especially like how Lil Brannon was questioning WHO creates these standards. Her article was very politically-tinged. I felt like I was reading a teacher’s union propaganda newsletter at points. Despite the tone of Brannon’s article, […]
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post Calling on Standards to Meet Today’s Challenges 8 years, 9 months ago
First, I want to apologize to Dana, or whomever is presenting this week, for this comment being so very late. Second, I agree with you Victoria on your summary and assessment of Lil Brannon’s article. Students must be encouraged to challenge and refute what they are taught–and , especially, those ideas which counteract what they […]
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post Pineapples Don’t Have Sleeves 8 years, 9 months ago
I heard about this, Professor. Completely ridiculous. Apparently, the question was recycled from another state’s standardized exam, too! And to think, we want our students to read critically. How about the test makers, hmm?
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Christopher Grimm wrote a new post, A Fun, Accessible Reference, on the site Composition Theory and Literacy Studies 8 years, 9 months ago
I sometimes use this website as a fun reference for grammar. I also subscribe to their Twitter feed, because it’s entertaining and “grammar nerdy.” For avid grammar geeks only!
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Christopher Grimm wrote a new post, "Grammar?" Isn't that the woman married to grandpa?, on the site Composition Theory and Literacy Studies 8 years, 9 months ago
Ever since my undergraduate days at Binghamton University, I have considered myself a fairly strict grammarian. More accurately, my friends and acquaintances have labeled me as such; “Is this correct?” “Would you look at this for me?” “What’s wrong with this paper?” These are questions people have asked me since I decided to study English. […]
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Christopher Grimm commented on the blog post The Teacher is the Conductor and the Students are the Orchestra 8 years, 9 months ago
I agree with Rachel, Guadalupe and Dana with various points of your post, Travis. First, from the bottom to the top. Rachel’s comment about the last paragraph is insightful, because it resonates with me, as well. Grades SHOULD be the final word on academic performance (cue Peter Elbow supporters attacking me in “3, 2, 1…”), […]
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