The Mother Tongue

I liked the reading that we had for today. I like the idea of letting writers be creative. I also want them to be respected in the world. So as we were talking today, there is a divide between the two. Preserving dialect I think is very important and something that needs some careful attention.

As I was reading the essay I kept thinking over and over again about my experiences as a writer. I can remember back in my high school days. I eventually figured out that all I had to do was start a paper of what ever kind it was. My teacher would then change and construct my paper for me. I spent a lot of time frustrated because what ever I wrote was never what I was trying to say. My teacher more times than not generally changed my paper to say what she wanted it to say.

Comfort and safety in the classroom with writing is an integral part of writing in the classroom.

I wouldn't mind reading some more information on dialect and how it has a part in the classroom.

Oh, today when Don was saying that grammar wasn't taught in the classroom before 1850 really blew me away. I had no idea that was the case. I guess I just thought that it always was.