tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post5239356491036566977..comments2023-07-06T11:50:15.086+01:00Comments on Just Keep Writing and Other Thoughts...: Uncommon Women and Mountain DayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-28194076412858511812009-10-04T20:55:08.188+01:002009-10-04T20:55:08.188+01:00carolc said...
Great post Liz and really pleased ...carolc said...<br /><br />Great post Liz and really pleased you got so much from the lecture. How fortutious to meet the man himself.<br /><br />Similarly to you I had an English teacher in my final year at a well known Melbourne boarding school who gave me a D- on my first essay. A consistent straight A in English, when I approached her she told me she intended to pick my work apart until my work moved to another level. Throughout the year I slowly improved in her rankings and sailed through with an A in final exams.<br /><br />Teaching is a true calling for some people.<br /><br />x<br />CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-10891904942586150432009-10-03T22:41:16.968+01:002009-10-03T22:41:16.968+01:00Interesting and moving, Liz. One would never know ...Interesting and moving, Liz. One would never know you were dislexic.Susie Verekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231577537523515291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-68816285689606149682009-10-01T21:04:23.454+01:002009-10-01T21:04:23.454+01:00I think I got more from my primary education than ...I think I got more from my primary education than from my secondary education. I had a fantastic teacher at primary school who taught us anything and everything and taught us to think. By comparison, secondary school was all about getting ready for exams.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-48463010267916285932009-09-30T17:30:13.089+01:002009-09-30T17:30:13.089+01:00Interesting post Liz. My formal education did very...Interesting post Liz. My formal education did very little for me except destroy my confidence, but I suppose I did learn to work hard.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-91227391598035313312009-09-30T17:19:03.362+01:002009-09-30T17:19:03.362+01:00Interesting post. I didn't realize that disle...Interesting post. I didn't realize that dislexia was/could be genetic.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-19156746595498438492009-09-30T14:44:11.652+01:002009-09-30T14:44:11.652+01:00Fascinating and thought-provoking post, Liz. Pass...Fascinating and thought-provoking post, Liz. Passing my eleven plus made me realise that I could pass through doors where money couldn't buy you a place.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-75695173856598068272009-09-30T10:01:09.796+01:002009-09-30T10:01:09.796+01:00SueG - I'd say you gained a tremendous amount ...SueG - I'd say you gained a tremendous amount from your years at Wesleyan! I think a liberal arts background sets you up to learn for life. Your son will have a brilliant time at Harvard. I keep thinking about US universities for my lot but we shall see. However they might gain some sense of the fact that they are American too which at the moment is a bit thin on the ground ... :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34330113.post-85727044755108423602009-09-30T09:40:37.697+01:002009-09-30T09:40:37.697+01:00What a great post, Liz. Having just dropped my yo...What a great post, Liz. Having just dropped my younger son off at Harvard, we have been thinking a lot around here about the value and importance of a liberal arts education -- for my money (and it's a lot!), one of the best things US culture has to offer. I went to Wesleyan (in Ct) back in the late 70's and I still feel its influence. Wesleyan taught me to be creative with my life, not to be afraid to innovate. The road does not have to be straight and that the unusual is possible. It also taught me that it's not enough just to be smart. You have to be open, tolerant and persistent as well.Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com