"Well, Jason -- excellent synthesis of the issues!
To answer your last question about the root cause, I might guess it has to do with time and priorities of where and how we spend time and money in America today. At the…"
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Dottie Susag replied to Bruce H. Wendt's discussion 'The Humanities in our Public Schools'
"Megan,
Thank you so much for your comments. You make the same case as I did when I decided to major in English. And then, as one of two English teachers in the school, I would walk past the math teacher's room and…"
Dottie Susag replied to Bruce H. Wendt's discussion 'The Humanities in our Public Schools'
"Yup!!!
Yesterday, we visited with two young men-- one a sophomore in college who's questioning what to major in, what goals are most important. We gave the same advice, Megan. "Do what you love, and hopefully…"
Dottie Susag replied to Bruce H. Wendt's discussion 'The Humanities in our Public Schools'
"Cole,
Your comments took my breath away, particularly "humanities is not an option." As a teacher who has seen many students unlike you pass through my classes, I've known so many others…"
Dottie Susag replied to Bruce H. Wendt's discussion 'The Humanities in our Public Schools'
"Wow -- sound like a humanities proposal that you could make. Thanks!"
Dottie Susag replied to Bruce H. Wendt's discussion 'The Humanities in our Public Schools'
"Ken and all,
I'd be interested in a presenter who could take contemporary technological issues (the new "Watson" for example) and use specific poems or short stories or historical figures and events, to prompt discussion of the…"
Dottie Susag replied to Mike Jetty's discussion 'Indian Education For All: Strategies and Practices'
"Mike,
I found it easy with nearly every unit I taught at the high school level to include a poem or story or picture book by American Indian authors, particularly from Montana. So I'll enter this discussion with resources…"
Dottie Susag replied to Bruce H. Wendt's discussion 'The Humanities in our Public Schools'
"Donna,
Thank you for such a thoughtful and insightful response. Over and over in our English classrooms, we realize opportunities to help our students listen and share and learn about themselves and…"
Dottie Susag replied to Bruce H. Wendt's discussion 'The Humanities in our Public Schools'
"Jason,
I would be very excited if the "Four C's" could be adopted by every school district, but those aspects of learning require much rigor and time from teachers as well as students. So much easier…"
Dottie Susag replied to Bruce H. Wendt's discussion 'The Humanities in our Public Schools'
"Jason, on behalf of all the English teachers in the audience, we thank you for your honesty and your insight. Too often, we find ourselves directors of bands who refuse to practice because they think they'll never have to play in…"
Dottie Susag replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'The Surrounded: Moderated Discussion'
"Dylan, you have made such a significant contribution to this discussion. I hope to read many more comments. A friend and fellow contributor didn't respond on this site to your posts, but she sent an email to me about how she loves what you say…"
Dottie Susag replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'The Surrounded: Moderated Discussion'
"Good morning, June.
Regarding the victimization, I think it's important to put the novel in its literary context as well as its cultural context. Of course cultural, social, personal, and economic oppression exists. But it is said that McNickle…"
Dottie Susag replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'The Surrounded: Moderated Discussion'
"Arthur Miller, in Death of a Salesman, suggests that each of us has a conflict from which we cannot run away. Growing up means facing it. What does it mean to “face a conflict”? What are the conflicts each individual owns in The…"
Dottie Susag replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'The Surrounded: Moderated Discussion'
"I'd like to throw out some lines from The Surrounded that could have appeared in op ed columns this last year. What do you think?:
Chapter 7: “Much had been wasted, much destroyed, and men would have been richer if they had been satisfied…"
Dottie Susag replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'The Surrounded: Moderated Discussion'
"I agree with you about Bill Bevis' articulation of "homing in."
I'm interested in your positive construct regarding Sniel-emen. In discussion groups and in conversations with other readers, the interpretation most often…"
Dottie Susag replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'The Surrounded: Moderated Discussion'
"At this same book club meeting, members asked these questions, and I wonder what you think.
"Why does Archilde go for the priest even though his mother has said, "no"?
"Was Archilde sacrificed at the end of the novel?" If…"
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