catapult magazine

I had been getting frustrated with some of my students who are not reading challenging enough literature for their quarterly book reports. Then I picked up the [u:94ddf5a5b3]Cloister Walk[/u:94ddf5a5b3]by Kathleen Norris and started reading that for the umpteenth time (though I had never finished it). I’m discovering, though, that I’m enjoying it far more than I ever had before. I think that I am finally to a point where I can appreciate and understand her writing and it’s exciting me. (I’m looking forward to trying Annie Dillard again as well). I’m also understanding why some of my students want to continue reading young adult fiction instead of high school aged literature, though I still want to push them.
Has anybody else had similar experiences with a particular author or genre? Something that you’ve grown into?

narcissistic anyone? wow. i am going to move a long to a another discussion….

wow…this is a friendly site. guess that shuts down all openness and vulnerability. yikes. i’ll be signing off now.

Hmm … please don’t sign off on account of a few mean-spirited users!

i am not mean-spirited by any stretch. I just thought it was a little narcissistic to spout off about ones GPA. I saw the point…but in my opinion we can leave the crunching to the white collar execs that have pilfered money from society for the last 10 years…

i’m not bitter….

perhaps you’re better off not being a high achiever – either GPA-wise or financially. It seems that you don’t have much respect for either of those types – so perhaps you can respect yourself as school struggling and fiscally challenged low achiever.

but that bitterness – that might be something to talk about. we can start a thread on that if you wish. i’ll listen.