–The highest role of the educator is in the maieutic role of Socrates: to help the student come to himself not as a consumer of experience but as a sovereign individual (Percy 47).In the selection from The Loss of…
English 5870
Class Log
by Amble • • 0 Comments
Amble Hollenhorst Dr. Kim De Vries ENGL 5870 3 March 2009 Log for Second Half of Class on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 • Writing Prompt: 1. What do you think is the biggest challenge you will have in doing observations?…
Commentary #6-Percy
by Amble • • 1 Comment
I think this reading got much more in depth into the theory of perception than I was prepared for. It took the idea of the “most photographed barn in America” to a new place for me. But as much as…
I’ve Read Walker Percy’s “The Loss of the Creature: before and…
by James • • 0 Comments
I have read it many times, and I have thought about it a lot even in between readings. It is one of my favorite pieces of philosophy, and also one of the most difficult to grasp, but that is exactly…
Percy
by Joel • • 3 Comments
Joel Manfredi English 5870 Dr. De Vries If there was ever a reading that went way over my head this semester, this one was it. I was pretty much confused the entire time that I read it…
Rubber Room- Watch Out! From “This American Life”
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Hi All, Here is the link to the podcast from “This American Life” in which they tell you what they do with teachers who misbehave in New York City. Take care, Faye http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1286
5870: possible questions for the mid-term
by Kim De Vries • • 7 Comments
Hello all. In class this week Adam suggested that everyone could propose questions for the mid-term and I could choose some for the actual exam. I think that’s a great idea, so please add comments with proposed questions. Guidelines: Each…
Commentary on Goffman
by mgarcia5 • • 1 Comment
My immediate reaction to Goffman in The Presentation of Self was that he was saying we are all fakes; all “actors on a stage.” However, after much consideration, I have changed my position. I believe his essay describes human nature,…
Goffman Commentary
by nweidner • • 2 Comments
I believe it was Shakespeare that said “all the world’s a stage. And all the men and women merely players.” This is precisely what Goffman is saying in The Presentation of Self. We are all actors on this stage. We…
Commentary #5
by arussell • • 1 Comment
Adam Russell Establishing Presence in the Classroom As I was reading Goffman, I kept thinking about Harry Wong’s First Day of School. In Wong’s book, he stresses the importance of presence in the classroom. Throughout my 8 years of…