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I think you have prepared them....
That when they get out there in the real world, where they are getting paid to produce, they know what to expect. Question if you are interested in submitting articles to different publications, do you just randomly mail them out? What's the procedure anyone???
posted by
Digitalink
on September 11, 2005 at 12:38 PM
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They all THINK you're being tough on them??
Sounds to me like you ARE being tough on them. But, in my opinion, that's a good thing. If your standards are high, then they can easily hurdle the challenges from those whose standards ARE NOT as high as yours.
posted by
Joe_Love
on September 11, 2005 at 10:32 AM
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Gotta be cruel to be kind, May.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on September 9, 2005 at 1:28 AM
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They need to understand that they will face much harsher
criticism when they get out there in the real world.
posted by
word.smith
on September 8, 2005 at 5:59 AM
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It's nice to dig up the old stuff every once in a while...
posted by
Original_Influence
on September 8, 2005 at 4:49 AM
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QuirkyAlone, are they articles which were published or unpublished? The ones I am referring to were published. I am only grateful that my early efforts pre-date websites!
posted by
Azur
on September 7, 2005 at 7:49 PM
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I love looking at things I wrote a long time ago--makes me realize just how much I've grown and improved as a writer.
posted by
Julia.
on September 7, 2005 at 7:45 PM
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Ariel70, yes it is a shame
posted by
Azur
on September 7, 2005 at 4:33 PM
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Ann, I would rather that a student choose the right course for them even if it meant losing them myself. It is much more trouble than it's worth to teach someone doing the wrong course. I would rather have fewer students and even earn less (though that's hardly possible) if it meant that people who were there had an aptitude and interest in the topic. The colleges recruit the students but I have to question their selection criteria.
Luckily that work is part-time although it sometimes takes over. I couldn't stand it full time.
posted by
Azur
on September 7, 2005 at 4:32 PM
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That is a difficult situation. If teaching is your bread and butter now, you'll have to retain students. It is no fun looking for new pupils often.
Ann.
posted by
A-and-B
on September 7, 2005 at 3:25 PM
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MayB
I guess things have changed as much in America as in Britain.
Permitting children to become ignorant of their ow language is to rob them of one the most precious things that they can possess. So sad, and so cruel to deny them the magic of reading
posted by
ariel70
on September 7, 2005 at 2:41 PM
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