tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post8858970214065323125..comments2024-01-03T13:53:38.766+05:30Comments on pareltank: Knocked down with a feather!kochuthresiamma p .jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-59970945618011492232010-01-25T14:48:00.536+05:302010-01-25T14:48:00.536+05:30can creative writing be taught ??
YES... and a mor...can creative writing be taught ??<br />YES... and a more emphatic NO !<br />" you can take a cow to the river but can never force it to drink" - an African proverb !idiot of indian originhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423167700353517439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-79085730699152963042010-01-23T23:56:11.958+05:302010-01-23T23:56:11.958+05:30hi kpj
i agree that creative writing can be taught...hi kpj<br />i agree that creative writing can be taught. i have seen how any child can be taught to sing well if practice starts at an early age. granted, true inborn talent when brought to light cannot be compared to the 'taught' talent. a love for the art in question is what helps i guess. didn't know about Bible's influence on the language although in hindsight (after your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-61494435625132167812010-01-23T20:07:11.585+05:302010-01-23T20:07:11.585+05:30- i think there is a program in idaho, which enabl...- i think there is a program in idaho, which enables you to publish your "book" at the end of the course .Anroshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723150055204555588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-53623883916002331572010-01-23T05:45:23.236+05:302010-01-23T05:45:23.236+05:30@ deepak
such nerves unnerve.
@ blunt edges
it me...@ deepak<br />such nerves unnerve.<br /><br />@ blunt edges<br />it means converting.<br /><br />@ stoic<br />'If things have changed now, I can only say that the present generation of English teachers have been careless about syllabi or have lost their respect for the antique'<br />:-)<br />much as they respect the antique, things have changed - in fact changing by the second, reg litt kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-22894700982983646962010-01-23T04:32:17.455+05:302010-01-23T04:32:17.455+05:30I studied most of my English literary Criticism 35...I studied most of my English literary Criticism 35 years [or earlier] before my time, at the Madras Christian College, though I have never even visited that institution. This is how it happened. <br /><br />Our lady teacher used only to read out the Notes from her not-so-ancient notebook, of her own MA days in our own College. One guy was absent due illness for two months and asked her to lend A Stoichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657488599907311113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-85530846023031400782010-01-23T00:41:17.607+05:302010-01-23T00:41:17.607+05:30seriously what is 'Proselytizing'??? :oseriously what is 'Proselytizing'??? :oBlunt Edgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555022660539210810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-88886327084434414152010-01-22T17:12:48.908+05:302010-01-22T17:12:48.908+05:30In my opinion,no one can be taught creative writin...In my opinion,no one can be taught creative writing. NO<br />It is inbornBK Chowla,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-79201795373923009892010-01-22T16:41:20.374+05:302010-01-22T16:41:20.374+05:30What an interesting young man :)
(loved his nerve ...What an interesting young man :)<br />(loved his nerve and his directness)<br /><br />Would be awesome if he commented here ;)The one who has loved and losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738489354623134522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-52699859217926897312010-01-22T16:31:30.958+05:302010-01-22T16:31:30.958+05:30@ cris
beautiful, elder, helpmate, brother's k...@ cris<br />beautiful, elder, helpmate, brother's keeper, whited sepulchre, skin of my teeth, pearls before swine, painted jezebel, powers that be, prodigal son - -it goes on & on & On. if u r interested chk out history of eng lang by A C baugh and F T wood . shud find them in any college library(outdated books, tho-am sadly out of touch)<br /><br />@ sandeep<br />was shocked into kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-53542299842963671632010-01-22T14:40:58.127+05:302010-01-22T14:40:58.127+05:30heehee trust a guy in specs to come up with a ques...heehee trust a guy in specs to come up with a question like that.<br />KT would you mind listing some of those words in your list? Curious.Crishttp://journalost.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-81898712069908982462010-01-22T14:34:49.831+05:302010-01-22T14:34:49.831+05:30so ... what was ur answer :) i wud really like to ...so ... what was ur answer :) i wud really like to know what happened later!sandeephttp://photography.usandeep.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-55877741349805343702010-01-22T09:47:46.621+05:302010-01-22T09:47:46.621+05:30Even I think creative writing can be taught if he/...Even I think creative writing can be taught if he/she has a flair for it. I think it is like a student who is born with the talent to sing, taking music classes to further polish the skills! <br /><br />Cheers! :)Pink Mango Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456900186361040730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-79548527408576908592010-01-22T09:34:40.965+05:302010-01-22T09:34:40.965+05:30What an interesting topic - "The influence of...What an interesting topic - "The influence of the Bible on the English Language". Wish if I could also attend the class! <br /><br />Cheers!Pink Mango Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456900186361040730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-92107899100481874832010-01-22T09:30:44.808+05:302010-01-22T09:30:44.808+05:30@ anjuli
yes, the questioning student always keeps...@ anjuli<br />yes, the questioning student always keeps us on our toes, but this young man's question opened my eyes to a distressing fact about our youth.<br /><br />@ anrosh<br />my answer is yes. in aristotlean times creativity was a 'divine madness' - it belonged to an elite league. eventually, the concept was democratised. all human beings are born creative -remember what kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-65717007284719027992010-01-22T07:36:16.105+05:302010-01-22T07:36:16.105+05:30do you honestly think - creative writing be taught...do you honestly think - creative writing be taught ? you can teach grammar, learn composition, teach what is meant by analysis, but "creativity", "insights" and "knowledge", reading between the lines are implicit forms of information that is difficult even to be mapped - at best you can only show samples of them.an.roshhttp://indianyarn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-72302812560152768942010-01-21T22:03:18.146+05:302010-01-21T22:03:18.146+05:30You made me smile with this update!! The students ...You made me smile with this update!! The students who stick out are mostly the ones who asked the real questions- and we might not remember their names- but the questions stir us on to teach what needs to be taught! :)Anjulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563616683370799899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-24339411643945497112010-01-21T19:07:31.560+05:302010-01-21T19:07:31.560+05:30@ venu
there is an answer. it can be taught.
@ suj...@ venu<br />there is an answer. it can be taught.<br />@ sujatha<br />will never forget that youngster - i couldn't believe my ears!kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-44760094928657633252010-01-21T15:36:09.664+05:302010-01-21T15:36:09.664+05:30“Can CREATIVE writing be taught?”
Good question wi...“Can CREATIVE writing be taught?”<br />Good question with out an answer.:)വേണു venuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325789161361463038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17189016.post-79098723817950743332010-01-21T13:49:43.435+05:302010-01-21T13:49:43.435+05:30A student who is still fresh in your mind. That mu...A student who is still fresh in your mind. That must be fulfulling!!sujata senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101153080266818022noreply@blogger.com