Comments on: Students 2.0 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:42:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jonesieboy http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20406 jonesieboy Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:21:26 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20406 Hi Sean. I suppose it is natural for teachers to comment on the writing of their pupils in this way. Maybe I was being a bit hard on teachers who were just trying to be encouraging, but their comments seemed to me to suggest that they were viewing students2oh as "the writing of students" rather than "interesting writing about education". What is important, though, is how you and your fellow contributors feel about it. If you feel good about the positive responses you've received from the edublogging community, I would hate to think that I have rained on your parade. You guys thoroughly deserve the rave reviews :) Hi Sean. I suppose it is natural for teachers to comment on the writing of their pupils in this way. Maybe I was being a bit hard on teachers who were just trying to be encouraging, but their comments seemed to me to suggest that they were viewing students2oh as “the writing of students” rather than “interesting writing about education”.

What is important, though, is how you and your fellow contributors feel about it. If you feel good about the positive responses you’ve received from the edublogging community, I would hate to think that I have rained on your parade. You guys thoroughly deserve the rave reviews :)

]]> By: Sean "The Bass Player" http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20404 Sean "The Bass Player" Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:58:19 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20404 first of all... thank you for supporting Students 2.0 You've hit on a very interesting point there, and one which a lot of us authors on the blog haven't realized. I guess this is down to the fact that we are so used to these sorts of comments with school writing... what do you think? Sean first of all… thank you for supporting Students 2.0

You’ve hit on a very interesting point there, and one which a lot of us authors on the blog haven’t realized. I guess this is down to the fact that we are so used to these sorts of comments with school writing… what do you think?

Sean

]]> By: jonesieboy http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20402 jonesieboy Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:43:04 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20402 LOL gee thanks Mr Coady. LOL gee thanks Mr Coady.

]]> By: Alan Coady http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20396 Alan Coady Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:07:31 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20396 Bouncy and to the point! I admire your lively writing style, Mr Jones. Bouncy and to the point! I admire your lively writing style, Mr Jones.

]]> By: jonesieboy http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20394 jonesieboy Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:43:04 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20394 I'm trying to put a coherent sentence together in response to your comment Alan, but I'm afraid that after 2 concerts and the S2 dance tonight my brain has seized up completely. The best I can manage is "yep" I’m trying to put a coherent sentence together in response to your comment Alan, but I’m afraid that after 2 concerts and the S2 dance tonight my brain has seized up completely. The best I can manage is “yep”

]]> By: Alan Coady http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20392 Alan Coady Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:56:59 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/12/12/students-20/#comment-20392 Hi Robert, I have, from time to time, complimented adults on the quality of the writing which seems, to me, a separate skill from the coherence of the argument or the ingenuity of ideas, connections etc. I hope it doesn't seem patronising. There seem to be four types of post: dull topic - dull writing dull topic - lively writing interesting topic - dull writing interesting topic - lively writing At the speed which most people assemble their posts it's difficult to hit that fourth category every time and it's nice to let someone know when they've hit the spot. Rather unbelievably, one of my favourite writers - George Eliot - fits, in my personal view, into the second category. I'm not much bothered by the outcome of the stories but the writing is top class. Hi Robert,

I have, from time to time, complimented adults on the quality of the writing which seems, to me, a separate skill from the coherence of the argument or the ingenuity of ideas, connections etc. I hope it doesn’t seem patronising. There seem to be four types of post:

dull topic - dull writing
dull topic - lively writing
interesting topic - dull writing
interesting topic - lively writing

At the speed which most people assemble their posts it’s difficult to hit that fourth category every time and it’s nice to let someone know when they’ve hit the spot.

Rather unbelievably, one of my favourite writers - George Eliot - fits, in my personal view, into the second category. I’m not much bothered by the outcome of the stories but the writing is top class.

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