tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post5331357196925854650..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Unable to Read or Writeloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-54791258004863465892011-03-29T06:00:19.561-04:002011-03-29T06:00:19.561-04:00@David I never thought of all of them connected th...@David I never thought of all of them connected that way. That is so true! Thanks for reading my blog and commenting!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-22748640738967444652011-03-28T23:21:53.296-04:002011-03-28T23:21:53.296-04:00I think that I would miss thinking. It is through...I think that I would miss thinking. It is through reading and writing that I sort out ideas and make connections. Quintilian says there are four ways of learning, "listening, speaking, reading, and writing." I think speaking and listening are great for exploring ideas, but reading and writing given the slower pace make for a more reflective process. It also makes it easier for David Millerhttp://www.socraticblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-87697356014710944692011-03-28T12:12:56.159-04:002011-03-28T12:12:56.159-04:00@Sioux You said this so eloquently! Thanks for you...@Sioux You said this so eloquently! Thanks for your comments! I agree on what a bleak world it would be!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-21703063850143450552011-03-28T07:24:42.443-04:002011-03-28T07:24:42.443-04:00I would miss out on going to foreign lands. Unable...I would miss out on going to foreign lands. Unable to be immersed in foreign cultures through characters in books such as "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "Memoir of a Geisha," I would not have such a "global" perspective...<br /><br />I would not know the pleasure of making a person laugh or cry or wince, just from the power of my words...<br /><br />I would not be Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.com