tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post5141545471732554433..comments2024-03-26T05:20:10.232-04:00Comments on Between the By-Road and the Main Road: And So I Dream A Bass Will Join Me: The Pleasure of WeMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-66606417474498091152011-07-24T16:38:04.974-04:002011-07-24T16:38:04.974-04:00@MaryAnne, I totally got that and firmly believe i...@MaryAnne, I totally got that and firmly believe in the importance of this shift.Heidi Siwakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885885715264120902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-5426513036086924732011-07-24T16:20:38.114-04:002011-07-24T16:20:38.114-04:00Thanks for the "I/we" clarification... I...Thanks for the "I/we" clarification... I believe in a healthy coexistence as well. Our challenge as teachers is to "make it happen" in our classrooms.<br /><br />Signed,<br />GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-69181966316620875982011-07-24T14:35:49.357-04:002011-07-24T14:35:49.357-04:00@MaryAnne, Wehn you wrote about the joy of coautho...@MaryAnne, Wehn you wrote about the joy of coauthoring, it resonated with me. I have written several books, but the last one was co authored and that mad such a difference. I hope it was clear that I am not setting up a s dichotomy of I or we, but rather repositioning the I.<br /><br />Thanks Mary Anne.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-5075422397090450742011-07-24T14:33:34.994-04:002011-07-24T14:33:34.994-04:00@Heidi When I read your line: "I do wonder th...@Heidi When I read your line: "I do wonder though whose voices are absent from these discussions."--it stopped me. Such a great wondering and of course so vital to know. <br /><br />@Heidi & @Grinding in Gradesville: In posing the shift from I to we, my intention was not to silence the I, but to reposition it. In doing so I think competition can arise and can morph into other Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-54329089597797886322011-07-24T14:27:24.299-04:002011-07-24T14:27:24.299-04:00@Maureen, I ope when you revisit that you will add...@Maureen, I ope when you revisit that you will add more. Interested in your ideas, perspectives, especially the ones that percolate a bit. Thanks.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-78380851675191119072011-07-24T13:04:27.905-04:002011-07-24T13:04:27.905-04:00Intrigued by the post and the comments that follow...Intrigued by the post and the comments that follow. Even in my math classes (I say "even" because I have heard too many educators discuss collaboration and passion only to say "well, except maybe in a math class...") I strongly agree that learning takes place when passion, failure (read as 'permission and trust to make mistakes'), and confusion are the primary Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-12662358004164231782011-07-24T10:57:06.595-04:002011-07-24T10:57:06.595-04:00Thank you, Mary Ann, for this important post. I&#...Thank you, Mary Ann, for this important post. I'm saddened to think about this current trend of overvaluing individual test scores, assessments, and solitary thinking and undervaluing collaboration. It's collaboration that inspires the greatest thinking. We learn from others. It's human nature. I always encouraged and expected my students to expand their repertoire of strategies and Mary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922712589277700502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-55092942678869139212011-07-24T08:32:50.187-04:002011-07-24T08:32:50.187-04:00Once again a thought provoking post. I attribute ...Once again a thought provoking post. I attribute much of our culture's current lack of understanding of the importance of collaboration in learning to that awful phrase and misinterpretation of Charles Darwin's work "survival of the fittest" that spun our world into a frenzy of competition ignoring the role of the group in anyone's personal success. <br /><br />The questionHeidi Siwakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885885715264120902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-4072171858191330782011-07-24T07:54:03.870-04:002011-07-24T07:54:03.870-04:00This is a great post. There is so much to think a...This is a great post. There is so much to think about here. It presents a theme that is radical in the face of our current political/social climate in the United States. It's also a theme that brings promise when we think about the social, environmental, political issues which currently hinder human development and dignity. I will revisit this post as I think more about participatory Maureen Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336159579973657487noreply@blogger.com