Bluejay ([info]blue_jay) wrote,
@ 2004-09-03 13:37:00
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To all you English teachers out there.

"Every person I've talked to while writing this essay seems to have felt the same about English classes-- that the whole process seemed pointless. But none of us had the balls at the time to hypothesize that it was, in fact, all a mistake. We all thought there was just something we weren't getting." —The Age of the Essay by Paul Graham

A more substantial update should follow within a few days, I hope.


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[info]lancehunter
2004-09-03 08:38 pm UTC (link)
I have a feeling you're going to get some upset replies from a few English majors...

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[info]lost_thisbe
2004-09-03 10:14 pm UTC (link)
That depends. Is his meaning that the process of learning/teaching English is a mistake? Or is it that learning English at all is a mistake?

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[info]blue_jay
2004-09-03 11:32 pm UTC (link)
Perhaps you should read the essay and find out.

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