tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post8666451904931665544..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Dear First Year StudentsBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-46298365801968686162010-10-01T07:50:44.983-07:002010-10-01T07:50:44.983-07:00my daughter flunked her freshman writing class the...my daughter flunked her freshman writing class the first time because she didn't think she should have to take it, and didn't put much effort in. went better the second time.<br /><br />she is in a fiction writing class now, and is both intrigued and worried because it is something she hasn't done before, and she wonders if the peer reviews will be harsh, and will her ideas be any good? i'm amazed; class just started this week, and she has put several hours into conceiving and plotting her short story, the first draft of which is not due for weeks. so, i think she learned something after that early failure.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-41597020026822153972010-09-30T23:36:36.994-07:002010-09-30T23:36:36.994-07:00Yeah, I was just blogging the other day about how ...Yeah, I was just blogging the other day about how students aren't allowed to fail enough. I really think that opportunities are missed when we give too much slack to students -- no matter what year they are. And I think it was Renaissance Girl who just wrote a blog about "in praise of difficulty," too. Perhaps this has been on the collective academic mind as of late. Oh, of course it has! Here's October. <br /><br />Seems like we usher in October every year with thoughts about students needing to be challenged more -- and to grow up! October is when I start thinking about character and integrity. I guess my tolerance for those without the above only lasts approximately one month.Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-77560535637418809702010-09-30T19:15:13.566-07:002010-09-30T19:15:13.566-07:00Welcome to college.
And really, trying to sneak...Welcome to college. <br /><br />And really, trying to sneak in a late journal? I don't think so.English Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216939884854723314noreply@blogger.com