Question For Discussion
By on Apr 16, 2009 in ENG 484 - Foundations of Teaching Writing, Questions for Discussion
My question is, can Megan and I have an ‘A’ for our presentation, please? Just kidding.
Actually, I’ve been thinking about something that we have been discussing as we prepare to present to the class, on the topic of journals. Neman suggests that teachers should check students journals every so often, which is not necessarily a bad way to do it, but is it necessary? The only time I’ve been required to keep a journal was in my senior English class, and that teacher simply walked around to make sure we were actually writing something, and I felt more comfortable with this. I felt more at ease to write whatever I thought about, instead of just what the teacher might be okay with, and I feel that part of journals is extracting one’s feelings. I’m interested to hear what others think.