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OFF: Welcome, New Readers « On the Tenure Track — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:02:35 +0000

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By: JackieB

JackieB — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:14:50 +0000

Wow. Huh. Thanks Dan.

No pressure now…

By: ken

ken — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:42:37 +0000

@ Dan…fair enough, your point that is. I’ve learned I’m better at reacting to things (commenting on the blogs of others) than I am at creating my own stellar anecdotes.

I used to think I was a good storyteller.

By: Jason Dyer

Jason Dyer — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:52:55 +0000

I’d put it on the big show. Full bars.

By: dan

dan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:32:31 +0000

Pretty words, Ken, but all I'm sayin' is that the way people experience these things and the way they write about them (from my observations) are very different.

By: ken

ken — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:23:06 +0000

Maybe people default to the “overly-familiar indicators of happiness and frustration” b/c they are sharing a sense of universal experience. Maybe they just want to assure themselves that they are not alone.

There are only so many times a person can carp at the copier and feel supported. Nothing dries out the emotional toner cartridge as quick as face-to-face contact.

And sharing happiness with a co-worker is cheap vanity press. Most people would rather you climb a mountain, grab a stone, and find another lot of willing listeners. The ones you’re talking to just want to use the copier.

By: Benjamin Baxter

Benjamin Baxter — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:40:36 +0000

Thanks for the link. I’m still experimenting with style and all, in both teaching and blogging.

In the posts’ defense, so people aren’t completely turned off:

* “Expensive Distraction” argues that technology training as in my credential program doesn’t teach how to teach well with technology, or even with any tools, which should be the priority.

* The “Government” lesson plan began with the pretty good multimedia clips — Gravel, Ron Paul, Obama, Huckabee — before we bothered with the drier press releases and news articles.

As in many things, it’s all in the timing.

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