tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595062651583488479.post2079031761662003488..comments2023-11-21T04:36:47.382-08:00Comments on Writing Sisu: Leap Frog DayWriting Sisuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08375860284642072316noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595062651583488479.post-14032063180086285702008-04-13T17:24:00.000-07:002008-04-13T17:24:00.000-07:00I wandered over here from Shana's blog, and it loo...I wandered over here from Shana's blog, and it looks like we have some mutual acquaintances! My assumption is that you graduated from the U of MN's MFA program, but I could be fearfully wrong. Either way, I know that crew, and I have finally ventured to follow in their footsteps and will begin the MFA myself this autumn. <BR/><BR/>And I agree: NEVER teach anything you truly love because they will kill it. I teach high school, and they devour everything.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684472385651395069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595062651583488479.post-75378868314638354612008-03-20T19:43:00.000-07:002008-03-20T19:43:00.000-07:00You know Ami, I think the Alpine Hat book I have i...You know Ami, I think the Alpine Hat book I have is your copy. I suppose it's in the great spirit of Wodehouse that I pinched it. <BR/><BR/>Happily, the students really got into Wodehouse after the shock of the vocabulary wore off. I got them to join me in the silliness and they were either laughing at or with me--but they were definitely laughing.Writing Sisuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08375860284642072316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595062651583488479.post-53554567189215114892008-03-17T08:57:00.000-07:002008-03-17T08:57:00.000-07:00This is so funny! And timely - over the past coup...This is so funny! And timely - over the past couple of weeks, I have been reacquainting myself with practically the entire Wodehouse oeuvre. I finished The One With the Alpine Hat two nights ago. <BR/><BR/>Seems to me that it would be very difficult to teach if you were limited to authors you didn't love. I think I like Bryan's reasoning better.Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123175309373878544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595062651583488479.post-57610441535500723092008-03-04T18:02:00.000-08:002008-03-04T18:02:00.000-08:00Ha! The "Beyonce" student was reading Maya Angelou...Ha! The "Beyonce" student was reading Maya Angelou.Writing Sisuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08375860284642072316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595062651583488479.post-89375959033241196112008-03-04T17:21:00.000-08:002008-03-04T17:21:00.000-08:00I always thought the joy in teaching literature wa...I always thought the joy in teaching literature was to force your tastes on a captive audience. Besides, if there's anything the kids need these days, it's more exposure to Alpine hats.<BR/> <BR/>And by the way, Beyonce is Maya Angelou with dance moves and an attractive figure. You'll come to appreciate that eventually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com