tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post4142404705089665866..comments2024-01-01T17:04:12.950-06:00Comments on Emily Brisse: LandingEmily Brissehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-34173736677206801442011-09-23T12:33:31.390-05:002011-09-23T12:33:31.390-05:00Yep. I wonder how many kids get that impression. M...Yep. I wonder how many kids get that impression. My guess is a LOT. Several of my creative writing students studied Minnesota poets the other day, and it was so great to see them get excited about literature sprung from their own backyards.Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-54029790309580036952011-09-23T11:55:45.237-05:002011-09-23T11:55:45.237-05:00This is so wonderful, Em. Really resonated with me...This is so wonderful, Em. Really resonated with me because, growing up in Hawaii, the idea is so often to go away to get educated, get cultured, to become, to learn ... and then you're supposed to come back with all that knowledge. But you are so right to celebrate what's right in front of one's nose all along.Mayumihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661734935980647820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-55586677966013869102011-09-08T14:02:43.472-05:002011-09-08T14:02:43.472-05:00That's the hope, Suzanne! Thank you, from one ...That's the hope, Suzanne! Thank you, from one teacher to another.Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-71413180068260812332011-09-08T09:37:50.681-05:002011-09-08T09:37:50.681-05:00Love it, Emily! Your students will be better adjus...Love it, Emily! Your students will be better adjusted to *any* place in the future, near or far, since they're being saturated in *their* place now. It's a general lesson, but once again you prove how the best general life lessons can often be taught through creative writing!Suzanne Farrell Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236608692835118737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-77437097482548871412011-09-07T19:10:40.435-05:002011-09-07T19:10:40.435-05:00Amy--I was hoping that someone would do what you d...Amy--I was hoping that someone would do what you did. I'll have to check out the first two!<br /><br />Bill, you are always so generous with your kindnesses. Thank you. We'll see how much I'll be able to follow through with this over the school year. I'll just say this for now: it feels inspirational to simply be back with my students. Glad for that!Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-41134154404565722212011-09-07T18:03:57.282-05:002011-09-07T18:03:57.282-05:00Wow, you are a gifted teacher! I had one teacher ...Wow, you are a gifted teacher! I had one teacher like this in high school who helped students relate to issues that were local and therefore better understood. And with regards to writing, art, music to realize that others have high value and they came from the same back ground as you, how inspirational!Wild_Billhttp://www.wildramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646797751527572885.post-63857271064764637922011-09-06T10:35:27.242-05:002011-09-06T10:35:27.242-05:00Brian Malloy, Anne Ursu, Sinclair Lewis...Brian Malloy, Anne Ursu, Sinclair Lewis...Amyhttp://www.flyover-land.comnoreply@blogger.com