tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post3520563291816061983..comments2024-02-19T23:42:15.797-05:00Comments on Dr. K's 100-Page Super Spectacular: Great Moments in PedagogyDr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-28962372709192614922008-09-30T08:30:00.000-04:002008-09-30T08:30:00.000-04:00How cool is that? I don't get over to your neck o...How cool is that? I don't get over to your neck of the woods often enough, Dr. K, but when I do I'm never disappointed. <BR/><BR/>This reminds me of when I was in elementary school and my mother asked my English teacher if my incessant comic book reading could hurt my studies. My teacher explained to my mother that reading was reading and comic books wouldn't hinder my appreciation for learning.<BR/><BR/>In fact, comic books made me use a dictionary more often as well as fuel my creativity and curiosity!<BR/><BR/>Hooray for comics...and teachers who love them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-80476841521409135652008-09-15T10:47:00.000-04:002008-09-15T10:47:00.000-04:00Hey pallie Doctor K, likes what's are you teachin'...Hey pallie Doctor K, likes what's are you teachin' these youngens?...likes to be COOL...a dyin' art for Dinosure...just wanted to lets you know that I finally gots your great Dinocommentary on the Matt Helm quartet of Dinoflicks references at the ol' ilovedinomartin Dinoblog...been doin' lots of Dinopatter on this stellar Dinoflicks of Dinolate...dino martin petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160265680867057779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-71554820228695041422008-09-11T10:49:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:49:00.000-04:00I've had individual students who have mentioned fi...I've had individual students who have mentioned films, comic books, or video games that gave me hope for their generation but never such a large percentage of a class come together like that.<BR/><BR/>Now I know what the sign will be that truly my work is not in vain.Professor Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930293135950099413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-33480756048701188902008-09-10T22:11:00.000-04:002008-09-10T22:11:00.000-04:00snell--I left it up to the class to answer that qu...snell--I left it up to the class to answer that question. They agreed that it was a poem because it rhymes, it has line breaks, and it uses a juxtaposition of light and dark imagery that unifies it.<BR/><BR/>Fortress Keeper--if anyone answered that question with "Jack T. Chance," he or she would have received an automatic A for the course.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-83794252102508273582008-09-10T18:01:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:01:00.000-04:00But we already know they'll pick Dkrtzy Rrr.It's a...But we already know they'll pick Dkrtzy Rrr.<BR/><BR/>It's a gimmee question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-71519261601119878422008-09-10T13:56:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:56:00.000-04:00Now you need to ask them if they prefer Hal, John,...Now you need to ask them if they prefer Hal, John, Guy or Kyle.Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-51751173487634308952008-09-10T12:19:00.000-04:002008-09-10T12:19:00.000-04:00how amazing is that! This story brought a tear to...how amazing is that! This story brought a tear to my eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-65532703246646878342008-09-10T09:17:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:17:00.000-04:00Well of course it's poetry!It rhymes don't it?- Ki...Well of course it's poetry!<BR/><BR/>It rhymes don't it?<BR/><BR/>- Kid KyotoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-317540259866583242008-09-09T22:07:00.000-04:002008-09-09T22:07:00.000-04:00We never got your answer, Dr K...did you say it wa...We never got your answer, Dr K...did you say it was poetry?<BR/><BR/>Sleestak--legend has it that later-relatively-famous sci-fi author Alfred Bester (<I>The Stars My Destination</I>)wrote the oath. Don't know how true that is...snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-30287516400627166762008-09-09T21:58:00.000-04:002008-09-09T21:58:00.000-04:00Wasn't the original Alan Scott oath (or was it the...Wasn't the original Alan Scott oath (or was it the Silver Age) oath written by or taken from some poet? I thought I recalled reading about the behind the scenes origin of the oath once.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-41688646922334885122008-09-09T18:11:00.000-04:002008-09-09T18:11:00.000-04:00This absolutely made my day!This absolutely made my day!gorjushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184937227327518682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-32414849973315743632008-09-09T17:28:00.000-04:002008-09-09T17:28:00.000-04:00They may have thought you were reciting the Postma...They may have thought you were reciting the Postman's oath, you know: <BR/><BR/>NEITHER SNOW, NOR RAIN, NOR HEAT, NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT STAYS THESE COURIERS FROM THE SWIFT COMPLETION OF THEIR APPOINTED ROUNDS.Mr. Philippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550618556790514766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-18084692168424885042008-09-09T17:11:00.000-04:002008-09-09T17:11:00.000-04:00As a fellow teacher (and comics fanatic), this pos...As a fellow teacher (and comics fanatic), this post gave me chills! What a wonderful story!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.com