Most recent public comments by Erica Fehrman https://nowcomment.com/users/110755 https://nowcomment.com/documents/291931?scroll_to=2614158 https://nowcomment.com/documents/291931?scroll_to=2614158 I have used word banks in poetry before but never thought to use signs or "found" words for such an exercise. For older students, I wonder if they'd like to search out their own signs/words and create with the initial "finding" inspiration, as well. Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:57:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/291931?scroll_to=2614152 https://nowcomment.com/documents/291931?scroll_to=2614152 I notice that curiosity led this narrator to her topic and wonder if I should add "curiosity" to my main pedagogical beliefs. This quality is foundational for writing. Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:49:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2556261 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2556261 Could "providing healing" be akin to creating space for empathy? And out of that can come movement from damage to health? Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:24:18 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2555698 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2555698 I like these specific terms of content consumers, curators, and creators--along with the understanding that learners must flow back and forth through all three phases, as in a continuous tide of learning. Sat, 18 Sep 2021 22:52:44 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2555696 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2555696 I always admired my grandparents (who were educators) for being life-long learners. They continuously learned new subjects and new technical tools, even when in their eighties. As I age, I want to maintain an attitude of connecting with the world and young people where they are rather than expecting a stoppage at some randomly selected time of my living. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 21:16:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2555692 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2555692 I can't pull out just a few of these points because they are very interconnected and all important. Especially when certain forces are trying to limit equitable access, cross-cultural connections, and ethical implications, we must continue to educate, educate, educate. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:36:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2555667 https://nowcomment.com/documents/284359?scroll_to=2555667 The acknowledgement of interconnectivity, dynamism, and malleability is so important. As people today argue about changing/updating thought practices, I wonder how anyone could be ok with changes in history but not changes today. If there's one constant in the human condition, it is change. Sat, 18 Sep 2021 23:48:14 -0400