tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862174023932643058.post6655711138838961205..comments2023-10-26T08:20:45.326-06:00Comments on Insignificant Wranglings: Student Strikes GoldInsignificant Wranglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15950540902913057757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862174023932643058.post-50468994110995502009-02-28T19:21:00.000-06:002009-02-28T19:21:00.000-06:00I'm confused by the first (or rather, fourth) poin...I'm confused by the first (or rather, fourth) point, as I believe are some of my own students. Because there's idiotic - which is just that, idiotic. And there's weird, which can be interesting and even poignant, but in the hands of students often just becomes uncomfortable.<BR/><BR/>This confusion links to the second (or fifth) point here: nice is boring. Okay, sure. But evidently so is civil or even class-appropriate. <BR/><BR/>After all, where does writing about drug use or attending the local shooting of Girls Gone Wild (both real topics of real students in my classes this year) fit into these categories?<BR/><BR/>And what, as a teacher, am I supposed to do with them? As a citizen, I can stop visiting the site or even spout off in a comment. But as a teacher trying to protect free speech while being introduced to the idiotic and weird - or just plain self-destructive - I find that these rules may not yield the best results.<BR/><BR/>Any pointers?EnthyAliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248690283385304115noreply@blogger.com