Barton Keeler
@bartonreads.bsky.social
High school English and American Government teacher, passionate about literature, philosophy, travel, film, music and all the mysterious ways they converge. Everything is connected.
Love that! I had never read it until I "had" to teach it one year to 12th graders--they called it "life-changing" and I totally agree.
November 30, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Love that! I had never read it until I "had" to teach it one year to 12th graders--they called it "life-changing" and I totally agree.
Love this book. It changed my mind about non-fiction.
November 30, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Love this book. It changed my mind about non-fiction.
Me too! Just wanted to see what would happen--we found a certain liberation when we removed the audience and external motivators.
November 29, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Me too! Just wanted to see what would happen--we found a certain liberation when we removed the audience and external motivators.
Yes! It's also liberating to know that no one will ever read it. It was also a good reminder to students how much an audience impacts their writing.
November 26, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Yes! It's also liberating to know that no one will ever read it. It was also a good reminder to students how much an audience impacts their writing.
Initial thoughts: one needs to spend more time with "difficult" poetry, AI poetry, while more accessible, lacks an authentic emotional core based on a lived life. AI can't achieve a level of complexity and/or subtlety without perceived intention.Our discussion morphed into what's the essence of art
November 21, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Initial thoughts: one needs to spend more time with "difficult" poetry, AI poetry, while more accessible, lacks an authentic emotional core based on a lived life. AI can't achieve a level of complexity and/or subtlety without perceived intention.Our discussion morphed into what's the essence of art
Love the ELO reference!
November 14, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Love the ELO reference!
Love it! Whenever there's a bookshelf pic, I have to read every title. #intothewild is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
November 13, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Love it! Whenever there's a bookshelf pic, I have to read every title. #intothewild is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing!
Such a great question. I've been pondering this my whole career...
November 11, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Such a great question. I've been pondering this my whole career...