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Letters for the Living: Teaching Writing in a Violent Age (Refiguring English Studies)
I was a student of Michael Blitz's a long time ago. I only wish I was one of the students whose work he and his co-writer quoted in this book. Even so, I felt proud when I read this book. Students want to feel like we matter to our teachers, and professors Blitz and Hurlbert definitely are two teachers who care about students, even students who are not always the best of people. This book is very moving. Like I said, I feel proud that I know one of the two authors. I would certainly recommend this book.
Letters for the Living: Teaching Writing in a Violent Age (Refiguring English Studies)
I teach graduate courses in Rhetoric and Composition and had heard about this book by Blitz and Hurlbert. The high praise seemed excessive...until I actually read the book. I was taken by the artfulness with which these authors render such emotional subject matter without a trace of the maudlin. They ask poignant questions, and elicit equally poignant responses from their students. This book doesn't simply offer profound insights into the nature of teaching writing, it also provides a remarkably workable plan for a large-scale assignment that students evidently appreciate deeply. I have put this book on my required-reading list for my graduate students. It should be required reading for anyone who teaches, and for anyone who believes the college writing class is a place of tranquil reflection. In fact, as Blitz and Hurlbert show, the writing class ought to be the locus of incredible discovery, sometimes painful, sometimes joyous, but always real. I hope this book finds its way into many, many hands.
Letters for the Living: Teaching Writing in a Violent Age (Refiguring English Studies)
How many books can you honestly say made you cry? I cried over these "letters" from young people trying to get a college education. They have seen such terrible violence and yet they find ways to write their hearts out for two splendid teachers, Michael Blitz and C. Mark Hurlbert. How do I know they are splendid teachers? I can only say you would have to read this book to understand. Michael and C. Mark write letters to each other, to their children, to themselves, too, I think. There is so much that is beautiful in this book that it's strange to say, also, that there is so much that is horrifying. I wanted a book about teaching that would offer something "different." This book offered me an experience that is unforgettable.
Letters for the Living: Teaching Writing in a Violent Age (Refiguring English Studies)
I came across this book on Amazon (no surprise)because I was looking to see if anyone with my last name had ever written a book. Surprise! I share a last name with one of the authors of _Letters for the Living_, so I got the book. I'm not a teacher (or a student for that matter), so I didn't have much hope to be too interested. WRONG!! This book moved me. It reads like a novel or a strange journal about real people who have gone through some unbelievable experiences. And what makes it more gripping is that these two authors are completely up-front about their experiences as teachers of kids who have lived through incredible violence. Michael Blitz and C. Mark Hurlbert sound like the kind of teachers we all wish we had. I know I hope my own kids can have teachers like this when they are in college. What a powerful book! All I can say is, read it!
Pinky Dinky Doo: Where Are My Shoes? (Step into Reading)
This character encourages imagination and reading! My toddler loves these stories and is eagerly awaiting its new series on the NOGGIN network.What an honor to have it's author post on amazon.com. Keep up the great work Jim!
Pinky Dinky Doo: Where Are My Shoes? (Step into Reading)
My six year old daughter LOVES Pinky Dinky Doo. She has Where Are My Shoes? and Polka Dot Pox and can't get enough of them. We are anxiously awaiting the next story.The artwork is wonderful...a combination of cartoon drawings and real photographs. The stories are also very imaginative and hold even my interest. :)Sophia's Mom