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The terms means access to language, people, culture and information. Technology allows us to be in any geographic location and to actually feel connected. It is from this bank of knowledge that we can draw on real experiences and truly differentiate…
I so see the metaphorical connection between these! You need to elbow-into the writing act - nudge your way through the crowded ideas until you find the comfortable pathway into the writing. It does take some elbow grease - it is work at times and n…
Well said! I think the underlying assumption about the direct correlation between reading and writing sets us up for failure. From the beginning stages of our formation of language we mimic because of sound, we learn letters by following the dotted…
This idea is very similar to the idea of wroking after college where your first employer tells you forget everythign you learned and now learn it our way. What?! wt? wtfudge?! This is insane and we know that insanity is defined by continuing to do t…
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In reading per this assignment you seemed to have come away with some peace about your own writing experiences. We feel justified, almost more human when we realize that there are others like us out there. I usually begin teaching a new course…
Aha! The idea of sharing expressed in Chapter 3 is at the crux of one of my inquiry ideas for the Summer Invitatational. I am exploring the idea of how we share feedback and information with students in order to help them own the process of writing…
What strikes me most about Elbow and his prolific writing about education is his name. I have often found myself using terms related to elbows such as elbowing-in, use of elbow grease, and most recently sitting at someone's elbow. Funny thing is I t…
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