tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post666555533573306019..comments2023-11-02T09:08:36.866-04:00Comments on the word cage: Follow the leader.marybidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14100986477346925113noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-12754336350330894442008-08-29T14:09:00.000-04:002008-08-29T14:09:00.000-04:00I think that, if nothing else, a teacher can guide...I think that, if nothing else, a teacher can guide students to work *with* creative writing. What I mean by this is the stuff that you mentioned in your post--you can teach terms, you can teach craft, you can help students pick up the sorts of careful and critical *reading* skills that tend to come after being part of a bunch of workshops. I think, also, that a teacher can work with whatever instincts a crw student may have and start to guide them, I guess, out of harm's way. And a teacher of creative writing can educate the student on the different outlets for writing--not everything will be meant for publication in, oh, a journal or a book, and not everything will be meant as a means of expressing love and intimacy to a beloved--or an idea, or a country, or a time in life, or family. And then the teacher can encourage students to understand that instinct and innate talent are good things in and of themselves, but then what? How does one work with those? What does one do with instinct and talent and imagination?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221058317676931467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-43288353818046096282008-08-25T09:56:00.000-04:002008-08-25T09:56:00.000-04:00Yes x3.Yes x3.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451174274596699645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-76315075646283010642008-08-23T11:34:00.000-04:002008-08-23T11:34:00.000-04:00What an easy question! (I'll get right back to you...What an easy question! <BR/><BR/>(I'll get right back to you in several years.)John Gallaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112997671155171626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-617923359542978982008-08-22T12:13:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:13:00.000-04:00I think that, if nothing else, a teacher can guide...I think that, if nothing else, a teacher can guide students to work *with* creative writing. What I mean by this is the stuff that you mentioned in your post--you can teach terms, you can teach craft, you can help students pick up the sorts of careful and critical *reading* skills that tend to come after being part of a bunch of workshops. I think, also, that a teacher can work with whatever instincts a crw student may have and start to guide them, I guess, out of harm's way. And a teacher of creative writing can educate the student on the different outlets for writing--not everything will be meant for publication in, oh, a journal or a book, and not everything will be meant as a means of expressing love and intimacy to a beloved--or an idea, or a country, or a time in life, or family. And then the teacher can encourage students to understand that instinct and innate talent are good things in and of themselves, but then what? How does one work with those? What does one do with instinct and talent and imagination?<BR/><BR/>But that's just me. If you ask Thomas Lux, though, he will have a wildly different answer. He believes, I have learned, that anyone can learn to write creatively and that anyone can write a great poem with enough care and attention and time paid to their work.Stephanie Kartalopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204806501079676579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-70202582542472950802008-08-22T04:44:00.000-04:002008-08-22T04:44:00.000-04:00I don't know the answer to that big question but I...I don't know the answer to that big question but I do want to say congratulations on finishing the syllabi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-10986627935844361942008-08-22T03:31:00.000-04:002008-08-22T03:31:00.000-04:00I don't think it's possible to teach regular writi...I don't think it's possible to teach <I>regular</I> writing.P. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08752227008206130069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-47798678240959317952008-08-21T22:27:00.000-04:002008-08-21T22:27:00.000-04:00I work in a department full of artists and musicia...I work in a department full of artists and musicians and because I teach creative writing, we often have this discussion. I have a colleague who always says, "At one point you are teaching appreciation, and we can always use more students who appreciate art." I think she is right.Karen J. Weyanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870809238605691875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-43983249722414097812008-08-21T21:05:00.000-04:002008-08-21T21:05:00.000-04:00The question is not only Can you teach CW, but als...The question is not only <I>Can you teach CW</I>, but also <I>Can it be learned?</I><BR/><BR/>I teach my heart out in my intro to poetry class; sometimes it makes a difference, sometimes not. It always matters to me, though, and maybe that's the important thing.Pamela Johnson Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637447850820805268noreply@blogger.com