Comments for English 102 Section 82 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com A blog for my students Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on An open letter to my students by henryclay http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/an-open-letter-to-my-students/#comment-21 henryclay Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:50:11 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-21 I personally enjoy being under the fire of others scrutiny. I feel that it gives me an opportunity to do one of two things. Either defend my position or realize that I am wrong. Although I am very stubborn and as much as I hate being wrong about something, once I apprehend how off base I am, I have no problem readjusting and reexamining my values. Ever since I can remember I have always loved being challenged and arguing with people that hold different viewpoints from my own. Whether it be my grade school principle telling me not to jump in puddles or my mother telling me not to self medicate with marijuana, I've always had an argument. Talking to someone that agrees with you about everything is extremely mind-numbing. I really benefit from talking to people that are different from myself. Considering that I’m in a fraternity and live in a fraternity house I’m sure you can imagine how similar everyone in the social aspect of my life is. I think our class is very diverse in our viewpoints, which happens to be really advantageous for me, it gets me out of the fraternity bubble! Our English 102 class provides me with a stage to talk about my opinions and express my feelings on issues that actually have some correlation to my life. It happens to seriously be one of the better courses I have taken thus far in my brief college career. I’m not saying that because I want to kiss your ass. I just enjoy debate and hearing other people’s opinions. To be even more honest, this class is way better than our English 101 course. I’m not saying it’s your fault at all. The aspects of English 101 that I didn’t like were completely out of your hands. I found the material we covered to be as relevant to my life as the most recent Britney Spears story. Also, I think the kids in the class were all scared to open their mouths, myself included. Well I guess there is one acceptation…Justin never holds back whats on his mind. I am definitely more comfortable in this class and actually look forward to participating in our discussions. Props to you Elyn for putting together a germane college English course. P.S. Do I still owe you that 5 bucks or did I already get you back for that? My short term memory seems to be failing me again… I personally enjoy being under the fire of others scrutiny. I feel that it gives me an opportunity to do one of two things. Either defend my position or realize that I am wrong. Although I am very stubborn and as much as I hate being wrong about something, once I apprehend how off base I am, I have no problem readjusting and reexamining my values. Ever since I can remember I have always loved being challenged and arguing with people that hold different viewpoints from my own. Whether it be my grade school principle telling me not to jump in puddles or my mother telling me not to self medicate with marijuana, I’ve always had an argument. Talking to someone that agrees with you about everything is extremely mind-numbing. I really benefit from talking to people that are different from myself. Considering that I’m in a fraternity and live in a fraternity house I’m sure you can imagine how similar everyone in the social aspect of my life is. I think our class is very diverse in our viewpoints, which happens to be really advantageous for me, it gets me out of the fraternity bubble!
Our English 102 class provides me with a stage to talk about my opinions and express my feelings on issues that actually have some correlation to my life. It happens to seriously be one of the better courses I have taken thus far in my brief college career. I’m not saying that because I want to kiss your ass. I just enjoy debate and hearing other people’s opinions. To be even more honest, this class is way better than our English 101 course. I’m not saying it’s your fault at all. The aspects of English 101 that I didn’t like were completely out of your hands. I found the material we covered to be as relevant to my life as the most recent Britney Spears story. Also, I think the kids in the class were all scared to open their mouths, myself included. Well I guess there is one acceptation…Justin never holds back whats on his mind. I am definitely more comfortable in this class and actually look forward to participating in our discussions. Props to you Elyn for putting together a germane college English course.

P.S. Do I still owe you that 5 bucks or did I already get you back for that? My short term memory seems to be failing me again…

]]> Comment on An open letter to my students by Bamboozled: Oh My Freaking Stars! « Sewellc’s Weblog ENGL 102 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/an-open-letter-to-my-students/#comment-20 Bamboozled: Oh My Freaking Stars! « Sewellc’s Weblog ENGL 102 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:05:42 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-20 [...] response to not only the movie Bamboozled but also a kind of slight response or comment to the blog An Open Letter to My Students by Elyn Blackman. I knew that I wanted to respond to the blog and I may do a better response later but after [...] [...] response to not only the movie Bamboozled but also a kind of slight response or comment to the blog An Open Letter to My Students by Elyn Blackman. I knew that I wanted to respond to the blog and I may do a better response later but after [...]

]]> Comment on Introduction and a bit about me by stxfootball1 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/introduction-and-a-bit-about-me/#comment-17 stxfootball1 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:51:16 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-17 Hey Elyn! I finally figured out how to post a comment on your blog! I just wanted to leave you a little comment since I couldn't figure it out when I was creating my blog the other day. See you tomorrow in class! Caitlin Hey Elyn! I finally figured out how to post a comment on your blog! I just wanted to leave you a little comment since I couldn’t figure it out when I was creating my blog the other day. See you tomorrow in class!

Caitlin

]]> Comment on Introduction and a bit about me by ookay http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/introduction-and-a-bit-about-me/#comment-16 ookay Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:54:54 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-16 Hey Ms. Blackman, my other blog password got messed up, so I created this one. Your cats are so cute! Here is my new blog http://ookay.wordpress.com See you in class Hey Ms. Blackman, my other blog password got messed up, so I created this one. Your cats are so cute! Here is my new blog http://ookay.wordpress.com
See you in class

]]> Comment on Introduction and a bit about me by jennyj1 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/introduction-and-a-bit-about-me/#comment-15 jennyj1 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:57:27 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-15 yay!! I think I made an ok page. I really like the colors of yours! please feel free to laugh at mine because I really had no idea what to write! Here is a link to my page jennyj1.wordpress.com yay!! I think I made an ok page. I really like the colors of yours! please feel free to laugh at mine because I really had no idea what to write! Here is a link to my page jennyj1.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Introduction and a bit about me by albrainer http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/introduction-and-a-bit-about-me/#comment-14 albrainer Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:39:43 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-14 What time of music do those bands play? Allyson What time of music do those bands play?

Allyson

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]]> Comment on Introduction and a bit about me by skcusnosmelc http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/introduction-and-a-bit-about-me/#comment-12 skcusnosmelc Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:15:07 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-12 The picture I posted is a screenshot of my high score. level 33 / 326 lines / and somewhere over 200,000 points The picture I posted is a screenshot of my high score. level 33 / 326 lines / and somewhere over 200,000 points

]]> Comment on Introduction and a bit about me by hockey2 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/introduction-and-a-bit-about-me/#comment-11 hockey2 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:33:47 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-11 Thank you I did. I went to the mountains over Winter Break. Thank you I did. I went to the mountains over Winter Break.

]]> Comment on Introduction and a bit about me by habat http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/introduction-and-a-bit-about-me/#comment-10 habat Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:05:36 +0000 http://elynblackman.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-10 hey whats up nice blog.. this is mine http://habat.wordpress.com hey whats up nice blog.. this is mine http://habat.wordpress.com

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