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:
"Disruptive" Names
October 24, 2018
- 3 Comments
Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill
October 18, 2018
Grammar:
"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
- 1 Comment
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13 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:
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries
June 21, 2019
- 4 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:
Reinventing Floating Transport for Special Guests
August 14, 2018
Reading:
How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018
- 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2 Comments
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:
Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
Usage:
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019
- 8 Comments
"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
- 1 Comment
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:
French Letters and Their Uses
December 3, 2018
- 5 Comments
Like Wildfire
November 21, 2018
- 1 Comment
Writers:
How to Develop the Writing Habit
April 10, 2019
How To Be Alone
February 15, 2019
- 3 Comments
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