Comments on: Why I Love Vonnegut is also Why I Love Teaching http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html Creating and celebrating local culture in Norfolk and all of Hampton Roads. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:42:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eric Wolf http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html/comment-page-1#comment-15725 Eric Wolf Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:12:47 +0000 http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=11537#comment-15725 I don't know if you can truly blame the schools and teachers. Maybe we should look more at our elected leaders and their priorities. School boards set the curriculum, as well as politicians and special interest groups. Children are not truly taught anymore they are given the answers to tests which are state mandated to pass. Creative arts programs are done away with due to budgetary concern. Delete I don’t know if you can truly blame the schools and teachers.
Maybe we should look more at our elected leaders and their priorities. School boards set the curriculum, as well as politicians and special interest groups. Children are not truly taught anymore they are given the answers to tests which are state mandated to pass. Creative arts programs are done away with due to budgetary concern.
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]]> By: Nöh Ark http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html/comment-page-1#comment-12612 Nöh Ark Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:51:07 +0000 http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=11537#comment-12612 Ha, always thought his last name was pronounced "Vohn-Gute" instead of "Vonit-git". Ha, always thought his last name was pronounced “Vohn-Gute” instead of “Vonit-git”.

]]> By: Kim Bell http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html/comment-page-1#comment-10595 Kim Bell Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:44:45 +0000 http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=11537#comment-10595 Your article reminds me of a quote by Vonnegut that I read. He said, "I've worried some about why write books when Presidents and Senators and Generals do not read them, and the university experience taught me a very good reason: you catch people before they become Generals and Senators and Presidents, and you poison their minds with humanity. Encourage them to make a better world." I came across this statement in Todd F. Davis's wonderful book full of analysis: Kurt Vonnegut's Crusade, Or, How a Postmodern Harlequin Preached a New Kind of Humanism. If you're as big as a KV fan as you seem, I can imagine that you will appreciate this book. Your article reminds me of a quote by Vonnegut that I read. He said, “I’ve worried some about why write books when Presidents and Senators and Generals do not read them, and the university experience taught me a very good reason: you catch people before they become Generals and Senators and Presidents, and you poison their minds with humanity. Encourage them to make a better world.”

I came across this statement in Todd F. Davis’s wonderful book full of analysis: Kurt Vonnegut’s Crusade, Or, How a Postmodern Harlequin Preached a New Kind of Humanism. If you’re as big as a KV fan as you seem, I can imagine that you will appreciate this book.

]]> By: Jesse Scaccia http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html/comment-page-1#comment-7479 Jesse Scaccia Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:07:19 +0000 http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=11537#comment-7479 Immy, they are good, intelligent young people (who are now gooder and intelligenter for having been introduced to KV). But yes, don't blame them, blame their HSs. Immy, they are good, intelligent young people (who are now gooder and intelligenter for having been introduced to KV). But yes, don’t blame them, blame their HSs.

]]> By: Immy http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html/comment-page-1#comment-7476 Immy Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:45:28 +0000 http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=11537#comment-7476 HOW DO THESE PEOPLE NOT KNOW OF VONNEGUT?!? He and Joseph Heller should be damn near required reading for HS graduation. HOW DO THESE PEOPLE NOT KNOW OF VONNEGUT?!? He and Joseph Heller should be damn near required reading for HS graduation.

]]> By: evan's and adam's mom http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html/comment-page-1#comment-7439 evan's and adam's mom Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:54:43 +0000 http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=11537#comment-7439 bravo, jess, so proud of you. bravo, jess, so proud of you.

]]> By: D. Darwin http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html/comment-page-1#comment-7425 D. Darwin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:11:17 +0000 http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=11537#comment-7425 I read Vonnegut more than a generation ago - and it is something to know that some writers are this timeless. He moved me and made me think and I was so happy that I "got it." I read Vonnegut more than a generation ago – and it is something to know that some writers are this timeless. He moved me and made me think and I was so happy that I “got it.”

]]> By: Tanya http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/arts-blogs/literature-blogs/why-i-love-vonnegut-is-also-why-i-love-teaching.html/comment-page-1#comment-7357 Tanya Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:57 +0000 http://www.24sevencities.com/?p=11537#comment-7357 you make us (your class) sound so great Jesse :) , but I'm glad you at least "love" us >>>"teenagers" ...thats cute, we sound like middle schoolers, yippie! you make us (your class) sound so great Jesse :) , but I’m glad you at least “love” us
>>>”teenagers” …thats cute, we sound like middle schoolers, yippie!

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