http://kxc0616.edublogs.org/2007/02/01/humanism/ My MODL 5304 Blog Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:22:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://kxc0616.edublogs.org/2007/02/01/humanism/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Catherine Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:16:25 +0000 http://kxc0616.edublogs.org/2007/02/01/humanism/#comment-3 I totally identify with you on class discussions "clouding" up the picture sometimes. I get two opposing feelings quite often: on the one hand, many of my doubts are resolved after class discussions; on the other hand, there are necessarily many more questions that arise as our understanding of a concept increases. I think we probably have to keep in mind something that Dr. Conway has pointed out: literary genres, at the end of the day, are merely conventions for categorizing what we read on a global level. The reality of much literature is that many works fit into more than one category, and even the categories themselves tend to overlap. I think you summed up these inconsistencies quite well in your next-to-last paragraph. I totally identify with you on class discussions “clouding” up the picture sometimes. I get two opposing feelings quite often: on the one hand, many of my doubts are resolved after class discussions; on the other hand, there are necessarily many more questions that arise as our understanding of a concept increases. I think we probably have to keep in mind something that Dr. Conway has pointed out: literary genres, at the end of the day, are merely conventions for categorizing what we read on a global level. The reality of much literature is that many works fit into more than one category, and even the categories themselves tend to overlap. I think you summed up these inconsistencies quite well in your next-to-last paragraph.

]]> http://kxc0616.edublogs.org/2007/02/01/humanism/comment-page-1/#comment-2 readerdaniel Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:09:48 +0000 http://kxc0616.edublogs.org/2007/02/01/humanism/#comment-2 It is disorienting to leave class more confused and full of questions than when you entered the room. I often need an hour or so just to wind down after a stimulating class because my mind is going every which way. I noticed that you teach up in Plano. I also teach there, but at Collin County Community College. I usually teach at the Allen campus, but sometimes Spring Creek. I heard that they are beginning to teach college courses at some of the high schools in Plano. It is disorienting to leave class more confused and full of questions than when you entered the room. I often need an hour or so just to wind down after a stimulating class because my mind is going every which way. I noticed that you teach up in Plano. I also teach there, but at Collin County Community College. I usually teach at the Allen campus, but sometimes Spring Creek. I heard that they are beginning to teach college courses at some of the high schools in Plano.

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