They looked at me and said . . .
I’m working up to rewriting something, but I felt the first draft wasn’t well-written (I lost it, I didn’t actually decide it was too badly written for this blog: my standards are appallingly low here), and this one is much worse. Also I haven’t finished it, but need to take a break.
The best line I’ve read today:
What I can’t get behind is their weird romanticization of the grad-school mindset, especially when humanities programs are already bursting with the next generation of grumpy, disillusioned bloggers.
And the title of the post is from my absolute favourite Barenaked Ladies song.
August 31st, 2004 at 6:00 pm
That _is_ disturbing. Especially since it seems that the whole point of the exercise is not learning something new, or contributing something new oneself, but simply “getting published.”
Rana
August 31st, 2004 at 8:09 pm
Yes. It’s — well, I think that the writing is to learn things, but the description of the “journal” is spot-on in the post at JVC, I think. Looks good for college applications!
I mean, how much should we really expect high school students to contribute? (This actually creates a haves & have-nots issue with science, I believe.)
I can’t imagine anyone reads it. I assume it sells well to students, their parents, and their grandparents. I always find those things sad — it’s like the poetry books where you get to be a published poet for a few hundred dollars. Why give kids the idea that this is the way to be told you’re doing well? Or the reason to write or learn.
September 1st, 2004 at 12:08 am
Well, I don’t know where you read that but they’re probably someone already with their own set of predetermined … problems.. [emphatic period]
September 1st, 2004 at 12:11 am
We’re not all grumpy and disillusioned.
September 1st, 2004 at 8:32 am
No, some of us are just grumpy. :>
September 2nd, 2004 at 10:00 pm
LOL. I’ve got your grumpy right here ;)