Comments for Thoughts Opinions and Reality http://kamarsh.wordpress.com Writing class and life Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Not productive classroom use of text language! by Type-In Domain Management http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/23/#comment-136 Type-In Domain Management Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:05:00 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/23/#comment-136 Very interesting site... I wish I could write like you! Miky Very interesting site… I wish I could write like you! Miky

]]> Comment on Ebonics and IM speak by Billy http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/ebonics-and-im-speak/#comment-133 Billy Thu, 24 May 2007 09:08:08 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/ebonics-and-im-speak/#comment-133 I am African American, and I have been living abroad for several years now. I used to speak African American English as a child among friends, but I was forced to speak SAE by my parents and at school. I went through a phase where I shunned AAVE. I can still speak the dialect but it doesn't sound natural anymore. I think people may be able to encourage widespread use of the dialect through classes for non-native speakers. Such a movement would emphasize the beautiful aspects of AAVE. I am African American, and I have been living abroad for several years now. I used to speak African American English as a child among friends, but I was forced to speak SAE by my parents and at school. I went through a phase where I shunned AAVE. I can still speak the dialect but it doesn’t sound natural anymore. I think people may be able to encourage widespread use of the dialect through classes for non-native speakers. Such a movement would emphasize the beautiful aspects of AAVE.

]]> Comment on Off Topic a Bit by My Word Press Comments « Kim’s Writing Ed Blog http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/11/#comment-129 My Word Press Comments « Kim’s Writing Ed Blog Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:26:11 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/11/#comment-129 [...] Comment Three [...] [...] Comment Three [...]

]]> Comment on Not productive classroom use of text language! by fritzki http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/23/#comment-128 fritzki Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:08:17 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/23/#comment-128 Kristie, I just love your blog layout, and the cartoon in this post. I have enjoyed reading these over the semester and think it is wonderful that you are as techno as the kids now. I wish I could say that I was. I think you have a wonderful attitude about young people. My kids really enjoyed having you over and commented several times at how nice that thought it was that you took the time to speak with them. Your future students are going to love being in your English class! You have to coolest ideas- Kim Kristie,

I just love your blog layout, and the cartoon in this post. I have enjoyed reading these over the semester and think it is wonderful that you are as techno as the kids now. I wish I could say that I was. I think you have a wonderful attitude about young people. My kids really enjoyed having you over and commented several times at how nice that thought it was that you took the time to speak with them.

Your future students are going to love being in your English class! You have to coolest ideas- Kim

]]> Comment on Ebonics and IM speak by cherneyn http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/ebonics-and-im-speak/#comment-127 cherneyn Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:29:13 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/ebonics-and-im-speak/#comment-127 I think a Multi Genre lesson on IM speak would be very interesting. My lil sis could help, she tends to use IM speak in everyday life and I have caught her using it in her homework. Honestly, I don't know how she got so good at using a computer because she doesn't seem 16 to me, but I think that students her age would handle well to a project like that. I think they would love that and they would actually have fun with learning something new. I think a Multi Genre lesson on IM speak would be very interesting. My lil sis could help, she tends to use IM speak in everyday life and I have caught her using it in her homework. Honestly, I don’t know how she got so good at using a computer because she doesn’t seem 16 to me, but I think that students her age would handle well to a project like that. I think they would love that and they would actually have fun with learning something new.

]]> Comment on Creative Language? by Sound Of Silence: Deaf Education Today http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/creative-language/#comment-126 Sound Of Silence: Deaf Education Today Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:05:14 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/creative-language/#comment-126 [...] Wade David Megan Dan Andi Tami Marie Trisha Tess Kristie [...] [...] Wade David Megan Dan Andi Tami Marie Trisha Tess Kristie [...]

]]> Comment on Creative Language? by Gina http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/creative-language/#comment-125 Gina Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:53:03 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/creative-language/#comment-125 Hey there, This was a very interesting post. I have many of your same feelings when it comes to allowing students to write as they see fit. I, never being very good at the whole grammar thing, can understand and relate to the idea of forcing the 'proper writing' onto students. Think that in a technological society where computers and TV have taken over novels and classic literature. "I believe that the use of Internet writing has given kids, and adults, the opportunity to express themselves in a new, unique, and creative way. ... Practice makes perfect, and kids today are getting a lot of practice writing. Who cares if it isn’t grammatically correct?" This is a great quote and I agree with you 100%! Thanks for sharing! :~: Gina :~: _\,,/ Hey there,
This was a very interesting post. I have many of your same feelings when it comes to allowing students to write as they see fit. I, never being very good at the whole grammar thing, can understand and relate to the idea of forcing the ‘proper writing’ onto students. Think that in a technological society where computers and TV have taken over novels and classic literature. “I believe that the use of Internet writing has given kids, and adults, the opportunity to express themselves in a new, unique, and creative way. … Practice makes perfect, and kids today are getting a lot of practice writing. Who cares if it isn’t grammatically correct?” This is a great quote and I agree with you 100%!
Thanks for sharing!

:~: Gina :~: _\,,/

]]> Comment on IM As Poetry by Comments « The Flip Side http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/im-as-poetry/#comment-124 Comments « The Flip Side Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:40:40 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/im-as-poetry/#comment-124 [...] Kristie [...] [...] Kristie [...]

]]> Comment on IM As Poetry by Comments (310) « That Dark Space Between When You Wake Up http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/im-as-poetry/#comment-123 Comments (310) « That Dark Space Between When You Wake Up Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:22:43 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/im-as-poetry/#comment-123 [...] Linking this stuff is for the birds, let me tell you! Comment 1 Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4 Comment 5 Comment 6 Comment 7 Comment 8 Comment 9 Comment [...] [...] Linking this stuff is for the birds, let me tell you! Comment 1 Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4 Comment 5 Comment 6 Comment 7 Comment 8 Comment 9 Comment [...]

]]> Comment on IM As Poetry by thedarksideofdan http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/im-as-poetry/#comment-122 thedarksideofdan Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:45:43 +0000 http://kamarsh.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/im-as-poetry/#comment-122 Okay, so this whole text as a language thing I am completely new to before clicking on your blog, but I pretty much think it's BA. That poem is not only creative but definitely a talented form of expression. Not that I'm saying I'd want to read a whole book of poems like that, but I really think it'd be an interesting way to get students thinking about free-verse poetry, ya know? Just thinkin about it... Dan Okay, so this whole text as a language thing I am completely new to before clicking on your blog, but I pretty much think it’s BA. That poem is not only creative but definitely a talented form of expression. Not that I’m saying I’d want to read a whole book of poems like that, but I really think it’d be an interesting way to get students thinking about free-verse poetry, ya know? Just thinkin about it…

Dan

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