Comments on: Past Present http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/ A School Library Journal Blog Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: marc http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/comment-page-1/#comment-313 marc Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:39:01 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/#comment-313 Vicky: thanks, hope the sentence works, and gets someone to give history another chance. Vicky:

thanks, hope the sentence works, and gets someone to give history another chance.

]]> By: Vicky Alvear Shecter http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Vicky Alvear Shecter Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:34:34 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/#comment-314 So well put! I always find myself sputtering in dismay when I hear a kid say history is boring. But now I know exactly how to respond: "That is like saying life is boring, I am boring, self-knowledge is boring, tragedy is boring, comedy is boring, drama is boring." I can't think of any better response than that. So well put! I always find myself sputtering in dismay when I hear a kid say history is boring. But now I know exactly how to respond: “That is like saying life is boring, I am boring, self-knowledge is boring, tragedy is boring, comedy is boring, drama is boring.” I can’t think of any better response than that.

]]> By: marc http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/comment-page-1/#comment-315 marc Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:26:21 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/#comment-315 Thanks to both of you, I'm thrilled to find others who share my passion for history. Thanks to both of you, I’m thrilled to find others who share my passion for history.

]]> By: Jim Pipkin http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Jim Pipkin Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:21:04 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/#comment-316 Great viewpoint. I've always found history fascinating, although I have experienced some teachers who tried their best to beat the life out of it. Great viewpoint. I’ve always found history fascinating, although I have experienced some teachers who tried their best to beat the life out of it.

]]> By: StoryForce http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/comment-page-1/#comment-317 StoryForce Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:40:52 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2009/09/28/past-present/#comment-317 Wow! Thanks Marc. Your posts so often go far beyond the topic of writing and non-fiction. Today's is no exception. I get that little shiver that comes with the knowledge that life is a mystery. A mystery to be explored and enjoyed, but never fully grasped, always open-ended. Mary Wow! Thanks Marc. Your posts so often go far beyond the topic of writing and non-fiction. Today’s is no exception. I get that little shiver that comes with the knowledge that life is a mystery. A mystery to be explored and enjoyed, but never fully grasped, always open-ended.
Mary

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