[Bkn-english-646-fall-2009] Assignment 7

[Christopher Banks]

I have at times broken the rule of not lifting the pen.  When the  
crimes against correct spelling and correct grammar become too great I  
just have to act. And while I will never win any spelling bees in my  
life I at least know that I am spelling a word incorrectly and  
continuously look to rectify that problem with my handy dictionary.   
On a more serious note, I tell students all the time that in college  
you MUST become a proactive learner.  Their lack of fundamental skills  
may not be due to any fault of their own, but it IS their  
responsibility to become academically ready for the classes they  
take.  Reading is a large part of the solution.  I think the key here  
is to explain to the student that when they enter college, they are no  
longer just the general public; those students must take up the  
responsibility of reading.
On Oct 26, 2009, at 5:47 PM, alicia berbenick wrote:

> Yes! Sometimes it takes so much effort to not lift my pen!
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:44 PM, tony iantosca <tonyiantosca at hotmail.com 
> > wrote:
> It is quite hard to teach spelling, especially to students who don't  
> regularly read. It's so discouraging sometimes realizing how little  
> the general public reads and writes. Also, sometimes correcting  
> grammatical errors is tempting as the student is reading, no?
>
> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:50:30 -0400
> From: aberbenick at gmail.com
> To: BKN-ENGLISH-646-FALL-2009 at lists-1.liu.edu
>
> Subject: [Bkn-english-646-fall-2009] Assignment 7
>
> Hello,
> Have a great day!
> Alicia
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