tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830894639352041376.post5820973293420590114..comments2023-03-23T09:03:34.333-05:00Comments on The World Will Know: 721 words; thoughts while not able to sleep at 2:38 am CST, 07-29-08Mr. Neuburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12921805215484499329noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830894639352041376.post-38438004095152518222008-07-30T20:41:00.000-05:002008-07-30T20:41:00.000-05:00WOW, Thomas! You've certainly been doing some int...WOW, Thomas! You've certainly been doing some intense reading and thinking. I'm only on my fourth book since returning home, and I've been reading an assortment: only read one Holocaust book (a children's chapter book, Emil and Karl), and I'm just about finished with the mystery I'm reading and will be starting Olga's book tomorrow. I hope you and Larry enjoyed your weekend in NYC!<BR/><BR/>Take care, ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052015016813954389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830894639352041376.post-21976034853341925482008-07-30T13:40:00.000-05:002008-07-30T13:40:00.000-05:00Beautifully stated. Last you when my seniors read ...Beautifully stated. Last you when my seniors read The Stranger they really ran w/ the notion of absurdity. We pasted a whole wall in my classroom w/comics and cartoons showing the absurd. With it came a whole shift in perspective; they began to look at the individual, not the sterotypical rendition of the cartoon. I only hope that shift carried beyond my classroom. DebiDebiEmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816135302570763298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830894639352041376.post-85638849329775054692008-07-30T12:40:00.000-05:002008-07-30T12:40:00.000-05:001. Thanks for the kind words Danielle. 2. Leslie, ...1. Thanks for the kind words Danielle. <BR/>2. Leslie, I completely agree with seeing each person as an individual. I've been doing a bunch of research on shifting perspectives in writing, and how it leads to empathy and activism, but one of the neatest things I've read is that, if we allow our students to see groups as completely homogeneous, then attempts at shifting perspective will fail. Each situation is specific to an individual. Good luck processing; I find that oreos and milk are helpful, but be careful near the computer, and Sportscenter is a hindrance.tmmaerkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00330601876214144492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830894639352041376.post-37903835037593683722008-07-30T01:46:00.000-05:002008-07-30T01:46:00.000-05:00Guess I am not the only one who doesn't sleep, and...Guess I am not the only one who doesn't sleep, and I am still working on what meaning to take from it all. As for students (and ourselves) and ambiguity, somehow we need to get them to see what binds groups of people, like Jews or Navajos or Republicans, but at the same time recognize that each person is an individual and not susceptible to stereotyping.LeslieLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535430147915253390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830894639352041376.post-47504780897013761682008-07-29T13:29:00.000-05:002008-07-29T13:29:00.000-05:00Thomas,When I read your words I feel an intellectu...Thomas,<BR/><BR/>When I read your words I feel an intellectual intimacy - for lack of a better description. On the few occasions that you have let "us" into your psyche through writing, these moments are nothing short of amazing. Thank you once again for sharing your thoughts (no matter what time of night it was). <BR/><BR/>~DanielleMrs. Bethunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414335456062991542noreply@blogger.com