https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/leenorton/activity/ Activity feed for Lee Norton. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 82079c1a37520624a353ff050182d1ee https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/prompt-5/#comment-79 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:16:11 -0500 As we just chatted about, Abraham – the “reality check” is such an important part of confronting early discrepancies between “should” and “is” – especially in the teaching environment. I’m glad you’ve been able to […]

]]> 436d08eff09d675f3c5f492dce71b451 https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/aspirations/#comment-36 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:51:56 -0400 Henny – it certainly sounds as if the W group is putting you through the paces! There is such a fundamental difference between even the best of abstractly “good” or “clear” writing, and writing *with purpose*, […]

]]> 70d548a45b8794db5f45be52dfa23c61 https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/internship-reflection-3/#comment-32 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:17:09 -0400 Abraham – as a teacher, this was great to read. I don’t have all that much to add, or reflect back to you; it’s great to see how you’re rising to the occasion to not only learn “the mold,” but also to break it; to […]

]]> 2d23928ff024f231c4499cc8d540fff1 https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/internship-reflection-2/#comment-31 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:12:20 -0400 Abraham – If I may, the nerves just tell me that you care about the work; I’m glad the experience is driving you to self-study after your lessons and make adjustments to your process. Good on you for digging out […]

]]> ce494f212ec36e0246414df43dc5f0af https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/brooklyn-trial/#comment-28 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:12:09 -0400 Irma – this sounds like a truly substantive experience to receive over the course of an internship, and even for one not there, quite eye-opening to read. The distinction between the way courts operate: (1) on tv; […]

]]> 046eeb3c635e85e9153bc2dad9b89b18 https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/zine-fair/#comment-26 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:02:21 -0400 jay – sorry for the slow reply here. In the world of small press, the experience of booth tabling is a teeth-cutting experience for many, and a real encapsulation of the project, in a lot of ways. The doldrums at […]

]]> 672af93cc04e10c8dd8b71c28991b7a4 https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/week-2/#comment-12 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:16:03 -0400 Henny – in new environments especially, it can be hard to gauge how long to sit back, and when to start contributing. I’m glad to hear you’ve landed at a place that is both supportive and serious (in my opinion, […]

]]> 85ea72f955901fd394f293ab54343827 https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/cogop-freeport-internship-week-1/#comment-10 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:00:33 -0400 Abraham – welcome to the teacher’s lectern! It’s an interesting and slightly different lens through which to examine and respond to the written word, is it not? I’m glad to hear you were able to create a […]

]]> df0b10a57c15eb316120d08c2c42d29d https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/internship-at-lapenna-law/#comment-9 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:54:22 -0400 Irma – I can only imagine that the internship is a real education in the functioning of law in actual practice…beyond the writing and editing skills you acquire, it sounds like this will be a truly enl […]

]]> d18051d9f5b630633d21865bc757977a https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/internship-at-the-w-group/#comment-8 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:53:18 -0400 Irma – I can only imagine that the internship is a real education in the functioning of law in actual practice…beyond the writing and editing skills you acquire, it sounds like this will be a truly enlightening […]

]]> 6cf8fa0ab2d74bd931a1dc6b61ee28e1 https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/internship-at-the-w-group/#comment-7 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:46:35 -0400 Henny – this sounds like a rigorous, on-the-ground introduction to the sorts of things we’re discussing more abstractly in 221. It sounds like you have a good sense for the way this internship can serve you, by […]

]]> f200decdd9223cf2e6c563b68c4fa69a https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/first-day-at-belladonna/#comment-6 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:40:11 -0400 jay – I’m glad (though not at all surprised) to hear that Belladonna* has made such a positive first impression. They’re an incredible organization. Based on what I know of you and of them (not being presumptuous, […]

]]> 831abc5d86bfb7b44eaee83697cda24a https://f24english299.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=259 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:54:58 -0400 Your post hereFind the biweekly post prompts on the site’s front page (“What you need to know”) and, using the + New –> Post feature on your user […]

]]> 51fcfbcff575bf3803955cb510d6b74a https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1004561/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:27:52 -0400 d62697f8e02092dd285d31dfb2ba6aa3 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1004559/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:08:57 -0400