Comments on: Write Yourself into Existence http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: v http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6049 v Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:56:19 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/#comment-6049 hey..i was juss wondering wat is existence can sum1 plz help me out wid this..as in...wat do u mean weni say i exist...or dis book exists...if u can c a book..den it exists 4 u...but if a blind man dusn c it...den it disn exisnt 4 him...so does it actually exist iror not...ais dere sumthin absolute or everythin is relative...maenin i ...meaning if im outside my room and cant see da table in my room...so does it exist or not....y shud my cin it chang its existence...coz wexistence is a intrinsic propperty of matter i think..or as told 2 me by my friend....ponder over this n lemme kno.... hey..i was juss wondering wat is existence can sum1 plz help me out wid this..as in…wat do u mean weni say i exist…or dis book exists…if u can c a book..den it exists 4 u…but if a blind man dusn c it…den it disn exisnt 4 him…so does it actually exist iror not…ais dere sumthin absolute or everythin is relative…maenin i …meaning if im outside my room and cant see da table in my room…so does it exist or not….y shud my cin it chang its existence…coz wexistence is a intrinsic propperty of matter i think..or as told 2 me by my friend….ponder over this n lemme kno….

]]> By: Doppelganger http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6007 Doppelganger Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:59:08 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/#comment-6007 Just beginning the "freefall" myself this Monday for the first time...with pre-college writers in a community college. What can I say? Geronimo! Just beginning the “freefall” myself this Monday for the first time…with pre-college writers in a community college. What can I say? Geronimo!

]]> By: Konrad Glogowski http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5952 Konrad Glogowski Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:06:01 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/#comment-5952 Will, Getting mentioned on your blog is always an honour. Thank you for your kind words! I love Barbara's idea of "freefall" - and, of course, her thoughts on what it takes to grow as a teacher and encourage the same kind of growth in one's students. We used to think that teachers were static pillars of knowledge and experience. Given the kind of environment we've been thrown into, that is no longer the case. Barbara reminds us that every day in the classroom presents us with yet another opportunity to grow. It's important to see ourselves as learners and see our students as catalysts for professional development. Will,

Getting mentioned on your blog is always an honour. Thank you for your kind words!

I love Barbara’s idea of “freefall” – and, of course, her thoughts on what it takes to grow as a teacher and encourage the same kind of growth in one’s students.

We used to think that teachers were static pillars of knowledge and experience. Given the kind of environment we’ve been thrown into, that is no longer the case. Barbara reminds us that every day in the classroom presents us with yet another opportunity to grow. It’s important to see ourselves as learners and see our students as catalysts for professional development.

]]> By: Barbara Ganley http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5942 Barbara Ganley Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:42:31 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/#comment-5942 Hey Will, I sure appreciate your kind coverage of my blogging, and to be put into the same post as Konrad? Wow. One little correction, though: I am starting my sixth YEAR of blogging, my sixth fall semester, my 11th semester in all. I am amazed each day to see all the new teacher and student blogs out there (when I first started blogging with my students, I had you, Peter Ford, and a handful of others to look to--it was challenging to find the community using blogs actively in the classroom), and yet in my day-to-day encounters with people offline, it is clear how few in the grand scheme of things are using these tools and approaches, how few schools are paying attention to media and network literacy. Not one student in my new class has ever had a blog; several had never heard of them. And we're talking Middlebury College. You've got more ground to cover, I'd say, in your evangelizing! Go to it! Cheers, Barbara Hey Will,

I sure appreciate your kind coverage of my blogging, and to be put into the same post as Konrad? Wow.

One little correction, though: I am starting my sixth YEAR of blogging, my sixth fall semester, my 11th semester in all.

I am amazed each day to see all the new teacher and student blogs out there (when I first started blogging with my students, I had you, Peter Ford, and a handful of others to look to–it was challenging to find the community using blogs actively in the classroom), and yet in my day-to-day encounters with people offline, it is clear how few in the grand scheme of things are using these tools and approaches, how few schools are paying attention to media and network literacy. Not one student in my new class has ever had a blog; several had never heard of them. And we’re talking Middlebury College.

You’ve got more ground to cover, I’d say, in your evangelizing! Go to it!

Cheers,
Barbara

]]> By: Andrew Pass http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5931 Andrew Pass Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:35:36 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/write-yourself-into-existence-2/#comment-5931 I love the title "Write Yourself into Existence." I've been blogging for about three months. Three months ago I typed my name into Google and lots of things came up before anything dealing with me. That's not the case anymore. It is incredibly empowering to know that I write ideas that others find useful. In some sense, I matter more now that I'm making a larger contribution. Perhaps I can write that my existence has grown? As teachers it is our responsibility to help students perceive their existence as growing. Blogging is one way that we can accomplish this objective. Andrew Pass http://www.Pass-Ed.com/blogger.html I love the title “Write Yourself into Existence.” I’ve been blogging for about three months. Three months ago I typed my name into Google and lots of things came up before anything dealing with me. That’s not the case anymore. It is incredibly empowering to know that I write ideas that others find useful. In some sense, I matter more now that I’m making a larger contribution. Perhaps I can write that my existence has grown? As teachers it is our responsibility to help students perceive their existence as growing. Blogging is one way that we can accomplish this objective.

Andrew Pass
http://www.Pass-Ed.com/blogger.html

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