Comments on: Phoenix, Blogging: Writing Beyond School http://beyond-school.org/2007/03/11/phoenix-blogging-writing-beyond-school/ A field headquarters in the War on Schooliness. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:33:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: An Old Prophecy Confirmed? On the Uses and Abuses of Laptop Learning | Beyond School http://beyond-school.org/2007/03/11/phoenix-blogging-writing-beyond-school/#comment-3963 An Old Prophecy Confirmed? On the Uses and Abuses of Laptop Learning | Beyond School Wed, 28 May 2008 19:20:04 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=165#comment-3963 [...] Phoenix, Blogging: Writing Beyond School [...] [...] Phoenix, Blogging: Writing Beyond School [...]

]]> By: More on Saving Blogging from Schooling | Beyond School http://beyond-school.org/2007/03/11/phoenix-blogging-writing-beyond-school/#comment-1736 More on Saving Blogging from Schooling | Beyond School Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:27:09 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=165#comment-1736 [...] At least then, colleges will get students whose writing has improved in fluency and voice and, in the best cases, ideas and logic, via the sheer act of regular writing - engaged writing. And I don’t care how good the teacher, using blogs for teacher-assigned writing prompts is a recipe for disaster, in the long view, because there is no guarantee that this year’s engaging teacher will not be followed by next year’s bloodless drudge. (It occurs to me that my thoughts on blogging-as-homework haven’t changed much since my summer series on “saving blogging from teaching.” [...] [...] At least then, colleges will get students whose writing has improved in fluency and voice and, in the best cases, ideas and logic, via the sheer act of regular writing - engaged writing. And I don’t care how good the teacher, using blogs for teacher-assigned writing prompts is a recipe for disaster, in the long view, because there is no guarantee that this year’s engaging teacher will not be followed by next year’s bloodless drudge. (It occurs to me that my thoughts on blogging-as-homework haven’t changed much since my summer series on “saving blogging from teaching.” [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://beyond-school.org/2007/03/11/phoenix-blogging-writing-beyond-school/#comment-141 Anonymous Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:08:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=165#comment-141 Just came across your blog and what a great topics you guys are talking about.<br/><br/>Shane<br/>http://www.bestmotivationquotes.com Just came across your blog and what a great topics you guys are talking about.

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]]> By: Barbara http://beyond-school.org/2007/03/11/phoenix-blogging-writing-beyond-school/#comment-140 Barbara Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:54:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=165#comment-140 Didn't really mean to leave you hanging. I agree with some of what Linzel says about expanding the to other disciplines. I understand that you are proposing a synthesis of learning which would embrace all disciplines it is just that I think other teachers need to take an active role. But my thoughts are still in the think aloud stage. Since they are too lengthy to share here I have continued the conversation on my blog. So come on over an see what you think. Didn’t really mean to leave you hanging. I agree with some of what Linzel says about expanding the to other disciplines. I understand that you are proposing a synthesis of learning which would embrace all disciplines it is just that I think other teachers need to take an active role. But my thoughts are still in the think aloud stage. Since they are too lengthy to share here I have continued the conversation on my blog. So come on over an see what you think.

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