http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/2010/01/23/its-boring/ I learned how to become a better teacher by watching, listening, and questioning other teachers for over thirty years. Now that I am retired, it's my turn to pass on my strategies, philosophies, successes, and failures to others who may learn from my experiences. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/2010/01/23/its-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-276 DegreeFinders Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:58:06 +0000 http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/?p=866#comment-276 Perhaps what they mean is it's not something that held their interest. I like D.H. Lawrence, but my mother has no interest in it. She likes reading the bible, in which I have very little interest in. A person's interest is based on their personal taste and it won't always coincide with your taste. The best thing you can do is introduce students to literature they might not have otherwise read. Whether or not they like it is up to them, and is not a reflection on your teaching at all. Perhaps what they mean is it’s not something that held their interest. I like D.H. Lawrence, but my mother has no interest in it. She likes reading the bible, in which I have very little interest in. A person’s interest is based on their personal taste and it won’t always coincide with your taste. The best thing you can do is introduce students to literature they might not have otherwise read. Whether or not they like it is up to them, and is not a reflection on your teaching at all.

]]> http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/2010/01/23/its-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Margaret Wingate Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:49:28 +0000 http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/?p=866#comment-250 I think boring is a catch all phrase used by young people today. I don't really think they know what boring is. I also know that if anyone can make something unboring, it would be you! I have never read this essay but am going to try to find it and read it. I hope you let your students know how disappointed you were in their attitude. Gosh, where will that get them? I think boring is a catch all phrase used by young people today. I don’t really think they know what boring is. I also know that if anyone can make something unboring, it would be you! I have never read this essay but am going to try to find it and read it. I hope you let your students know how disappointed you were in their attitude. Gosh, where will that get them?

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