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03 Dec 09
Going Negative by Jason Guriel : Poetry Magazine [article/magazine]
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Add Sticky NoteMaybe poetry is so marginal, so fragile a commodity, we worry about kicking it when it’s already pretty clearly down.
- I think there is a lot of truth in this, and who wants to pursue poetry as a practice if there are no rewards. Part of me wants to "protect" poets; another part wants to let them sink or swim with all th other sharks we surround ourselves with (and posture as). - on 2009-12-03
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Add Sticky Noteapproaching every new book with an open mind is as well-meaning but ultimately exhausting
- This suggests a failing of (or at least lack of faith in) poetry presses. - on 2009-12-03
02 Feb 09
Alfie Kohn Is Bad for You and Dangerous For Your Children | Britannica Blog
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I think of Kohn as the honeyguide of education
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This summary does not correspond with the conclusions of most researchers, (see, for example, this review of the homework literature). Kohn also argues that two common justifications for homework—to automatize skills and to provide practice time for mastery—are based on flawed assumptions. Kohn claims that time on task is not important to learning, and that the only skills that can be automatized are behavioral, that is, physical responses such as a golf swing. On both points, he’s in error
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