Ginny A.
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funFun is an "f" word in certain contexts. When parents or academic teachers admonish me, a musician/educator, to be sure the students have "fun," I brace for the slippery slope towards lowered expectations. Disneyland is fun; making music is satisfying, A Halloween party can be fun; playing in a band is collaborative sport. The acquisition and application of physical technique, intellectual acumen and aesthetic choice is absorbing, engaging and creative. Fun may ensue but it mustn't be the goal.
Favorite Topics:
Creativity:
Naming the Name of the Year
April 11, 2018
She Created a Monster
January 1, 2018
- 3 Comments
Fun:
Naming the Name of the Year
April 11, 2018
Grammar:
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13 Comments
Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear
October 17, 2016
- 6 Comments
How to write:
Here's a Non-Resolution That Could Change Your Writing Life
January 18, 2018
- 4 Comments
Language arts:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics
December 5, 2014
- 4 Comments
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
Linguists:
"Fake News" Is the Real Word of the Year
January 7, 2018
- 2 Comments
Poetry:
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014
- 2 Comments
How the Rediscovery of a Poem Helped Kickstart the Renaissance
July 9, 2014
- 1 Comment
Politics:
Public relations:
The Mixed Culture of Highly Sensitive Hokum
December 7, 2017
- 3 Comments
Reading:
Stats Meet Lit in an Insightful New Book About Writing
April 19, 2017
- 1 Comment
Self-publishing:
The March of the E-Books
March 25, 2013
- 15 Comments
Self-Publish Your Writing!
November 28, 2011
- 4 Comments
Students:
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014
- 12 Comments
Teachers:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015
- 2 Comments
Teaching:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015
- 2 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
First Past the Post
May 1, 2017
- 3 Comments
Crisp, Crispy, Krispy, Krispies
February 13, 2017
- 6 Comments
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