I definitely had mixed feelings about the Tinney article. I absolutely loved his enthusiasm and his emphasis on the importance of stories. As a teacher who is obviously passionate about his students and desires to help them develop as strong human beings, he highlights the importance of literature and makes it relevant to the student. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tinney’
Tinney: Mostly Relevant
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged high school, student, Tinney on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Response to Tinney
Posted in thoughts, tagged decision making, relevance, Tinney, vitality on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This will be a somewhat short response, as I am admittedly strapped with work this week, but I had to get on here and write this since 1) it’s required! and 2) I found Tinney’s article really inspiring.
Tinney’s connection of the English we study to the lives that we (and for those of who teach, [...]