Comments on: Writing about Thinking about Writing http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Doug http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/#comment-10923 Doug Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:27:24 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/#comment-10923 Results from the first couple of days won't be very telling, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how many parents <em>did</em> respond with long thoughtful comments, especially since I didn't promote this effort - just put it out there. (Our student website has never generated that amount of parent response.) Students have been eager to write more in the journals. Their enthusiasm seems to be driven by the possibility of getting comments, whether it's on the web or in a little paper notebook. It's interesting to have both to compare with each other. Results from the first couple of days won’t be very telling, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how many parents did respond with long thoughtful comments, especially since I didn’t promote this effort - just put it out there. (Our student website has never generated that amount of parent response.)

Students have been eager to write more in the journals. Their enthusiasm seems to be driven by the possibility of getting comments, whether it’s on the web or in a little paper notebook. It’s interesting to have both to compare with each other.

]]> By: Nani http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/#comment-10896 Nani Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:57:59 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/#comment-10896 I'm interested to see how the journals work out, in terms of parent participation and any unanticipated benefits that come out of this, in terms of the relationship between parent involvement and students' engagement in their own academic progress (unless, of course, you already have a high rate of parental involvement?) I’m interested to see how the journals work out, in terms of parent participation and any unanticipated benefits that come out of this, in terms of the relationship between parent involvement and students’ engagement in their own academic progress (unless, of course, you already have a high rate of parental involvement?)

]]> By: Doug http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/#comment-10727 Doug Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:40:51 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/#comment-10727 Thanks, Charles. That point wasn't made in the reading, and the examples above may not be valid. I'll research more about this to help me understand the implications. Thanks, Charles. That point wasn’t made in the reading, and the examples above may not be valid. I’ll research more about this to help me understand the implications.

]]> By: Charles http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/#comment-10724 Charles Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:53:18 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/11/12/writing-about-thinking-about-writing/#comment-10724 Just a brief comment on the difference between declarative and procedural knowledge. The former is explicit while the latter is implicit. The former means you are conscious about what you're doing and can say what you're doing while the latter is an unconscious process. Just a brief comment on the difference between declarative and procedural knowledge. The former is explicit while the latter is implicit. The former means you are conscious about what you’re doing and can say what you’re doing while the latter is an unconscious process.

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