Comments on: cinco.de.mayo http://zarazuam.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/cincodemayo/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 15 May 2008 05:08:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jeff Jablonski http://zarazuam.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/cincodemayo/#comment-35 Jeff Jablonski Mon, 12 May 2008 20:43:49 +0000 http://zarazuam.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-35 You say "good writing" is one that is "enjoyable" (for the writer) and "deep." That puts you more in the expressivist camp that focuses on the individual. However, you say that the best way to teach is to have students writer to multiple audiences and for multiple purposes. Why do this, if your definition of good writing oes not have an audience or social element? You either need to revise your definition of good writing or revise your idea of how best to teach good writing. P.S. I didn't quite make sense of your reflecltion on Berlin; you didn't seem to be commenting on the content of the article at all. You say “good writing” is one that is “enjoyable” (for the writer) and “deep.” That puts you more in the expressivist camp that focuses on the individual. However, you say that the best way to teach is to have students writer to multiple audiences and for multiple purposes. Why do this, if your definition of good writing oes not have an audience or social element? You either need to revise your definition of good writing or revise your idea of how best to teach good writing.

P.S. I didn’t quite make sense of your reflecltion on Berlin; you didn’t seem to be commenting on the content of the article at all.

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