Here is my daybook entry where I talk more about what interests me in Elbow's writing. I have always thought that teachers control way to much of what students feel is right or wrong, and it's nice to know I'm not alone!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
What Elbow Thinks!
I want to talk more about Peter Elbow's writing "Coming to Know Myself as a Vernacular Intelect" and how I understood it. When reading Elbow's writing I thought about so many events over the years that have potentially shaped or changed my experience as a writer and a student. Elbow repeatedly calls attention to the teacher student relationship and how he views it. Elbow says that teachers have an unfair control over their students creativity. Teachers have the chance to tell a student if their work is right, or wrong which is solely based on the teachers discretion. This is unfair seeing as though your teacher changes frequently.
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I agree with you Kedric teachers have way to much power of individuals creativity. I guess it is just the luck of the draw if you end up with a teacher that encourages you to be creative(like Lacy), or if you end up with a teacher that suppresses the individuals creativity.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you everything you say. I feel like teachers can tell students that they are wrong and it can discourage them from being creative.
ReplyDeleteTeachers have the power to affect the students future way to much. In a classroom, especially one where it may be upheld with options and supported by unique writing styles and techniques what one teacher may see as creative and good might be seen as to unorthodox and unnecessary.
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