tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160907056447793603.post3865588066809238438..comments2023-11-15T04:03:13.741+00:00Comments on Crime Scene NI: READ! Ye eejit.Gerard Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160907056447793603.post-21728109760640917742014-01-09T21:27:09.476+00:002014-01-09T21:27:09.476+00:00Rebellion through reading... I can get on board wi...Rebellion through reading... I can get on board with that.<br /><br />gbGerard Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160907056447793603.post-55951789737763363632014-01-09T21:13:38.768+00:002014-01-09T21:13:38.768+00:00I'll look forward to it. But really I have a w...I'll look forward to it. But really I have a whole theory about the pleasures of illicit reading--when I was in college especially, it was always the book I wasn't supposed to be reading that was intriguing. Stayed up all night reading Pride and Prejudice instead of studying for some final or other. Immense, guilty pleasure that I still remember.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160907056447793603.post-79864620090155523872014-01-09T21:05:43.992+00:002014-01-09T21:05:43.992+00:00Aw, makes me a bit glum to think of somebody being...Aw, makes me a bit glum to think of somebody being put off reading through education. There are books out there for everybody, but misguided (and sometimes plain lazy) teachers don't try to match the right book with the right reader. There is no effective 'one size fits all' approach to education.<br /><br />I sense a rant coming on here... I'll save it for a future blog post.<br /><br />gbGerard Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160907056447793603.post-33792028291516645172014-01-09T20:49:35.245+00:002014-01-09T20:49:35.245+00:00When my sister embarked on her MFA program, she ca...When my sister embarked on her MFA program, she called me and said, I've just realized two things: I hate reading and I hate writing. <br /><br />I don't think she stayed there, but there is nothing like making a book a requirement to take the fun out of it.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160907056447793603.post-8244020391793145732014-01-09T15:39:23.255+00:002014-01-09T15:39:23.255+00:00You're lucky, Dana. I'm still trying to tr...You're lucky, Dana. I'm still trying to train my body to want things that are good for me.<br /><br />gbGerard Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301381067485712366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160907056447793603.post-11218349294473409532014-01-09T14:46:56.273+00:002014-01-09T14:46:56.273+00:00I find the deeper I'm involved in a writing pr...I find the deeper I'm involved in a writing project, the more i read. Not because I feel I have to; I just want to.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com