tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4775681457698890076..comments2024-03-18T21:16:14.441-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Ten Signs That You Might Be an English Professor @cynthiakuhnJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87741132930525077802016-05-06T23:16:56.220-04:002016-05-06T23:16:56.220-04:00Hi Storytellermary--thanks so much. Love your desc...Hi Storytellermary--thanks so much. Love your description of teacher arguments... :) Cynthia Kuhnhttp://cynthiakuhn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50196689248450462882016-05-03T12:23:52.987-04:002016-05-03T12:23:52.987-04:00Your list is spot-on for high school English (lang...Your list is spot-on for high school English (language arts) teachers. Grading was my main activity with sometimes as many as 180 students. A friend opted for college level and less starting pay in order to have time to write. <br />I used to entertain my students with descriptions of teacher arguments over "Path not Taken" and whether choose-your-own-adventure books were second person. Going to go find your book now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29747712238089576212016-04-27T20:14:58.807-04:002016-04-27T20:14:58.807-04:00Art, you know firsthand and could probably add man...Art, you know firsthand and could probably add many more! Thanks and see you soon!<br /><br />Thank you very much, Mar!<br /><br />Cynthia Kuhnhttp://cynthiakuhn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67342609131576016682016-04-27T19:44:26.920-04:002016-04-27T19:44:26.920-04:00Sounds like a great book - have added it to my li...Sounds like a great book - have added it to my list<br /><br />Rosie123https://www.blogger.com/profile/11528374618939863598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20124907003908331182016-04-27T10:22:50.990-04:002016-04-27T10:22:50.990-04:00Such a fun list, Cynthia! And yes, yes, yes, yes.....Such a fun list, Cynthia! And yes, yes, yes, yes.... oh, right down the line. :-)<br />Looking forward to seeing you at Malice and to the new book!<br />ArtArt Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32015070832014193052016-04-27T00:59:28.608-04:002016-04-27T00:59:28.608-04:00Thanks, Lynn, and what a great story! A eureka mom...Thanks, Lynn, and what a great story! A eureka moment. :)<br /><br />Kathy, thank you! Ooh--that is inspiring. Maybe #11 could be "You have spent time strategizing the best way to transport multiple classes worth of portfolios from one place to another"? Such stacks to manage! :) Loved your teacher stories. <br /><br />Cynthia Kuhnhttp://cynthiakuhn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1518410617214263122016-04-26T21:36:26.753-04:002016-04-26T21:36:26.753-04:00Stopping in late, but I just wanted to say that th...Stopping in late, but I just wanted to say that this is a book I've had my eye on, and I'm hoping to get to it soon. Having taught secondary English and worked with writing portfolios in both elementary and secondary, the ten signs seem a good fit for me. I had two memorable English teachers. My Creative Writing course my senior year of high school was a rude awakening for someone who had always excelled in English. He taught us that we had lots to learn about writing, and he taught us lessons that have greatly benefited me throughout life. My second English teacher that was special was a professor in college who wrote on one of my papers that I chosen well when I chose to major in English. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27645775144258003492016-04-26T20:26:08.496-04:002016-04-26T20:26:08.496-04:00Hey Cynthia! Love the list. My 9th grade English t...Hey Cynthia! Love the list. My 9th grade English teacher made the most impression in my writing life. While "analyzing" one of Thorndike's works going through a typical "what do you think the author meant" lesson, I decided right then I was going to be a writer and write a masterpiece that every school age kid would suffer over wondering what I meant :) Lynn C. Willisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45351056017207043532016-04-26T20:16:03.270-04:002016-04-26T20:16:03.270-04:00Alice, "the Mean Nun"...you? No way. I i...Alice, "the Mean Nun"...you? No way. I imagine you up there delighting each and every student with your wit! Your teacher sounds amazing, too.<br /><br />Julie, how wonderful! <br /><br />Thanks, Ritter! The never-ending homework for teachers as well as students is definitely a consideration. ;) The speech teacher you had sounds fabulous.<br /><br />Cindy, wow! He sounds like quite a mentor and is probably busting his buttons at your books successes.<br /><br />Thanks, Wendy! Appreciate the kind words. Loved hearing about your teacher's lasting impact.<br /><br />Terri, Ms. Thompson was maybe the first but certainly not the last! How cool. And thank you! <br />Cynthia Kuhnhttp://cynthiakuhn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8013939456244950582016-04-26T19:57:28.116-04:002016-04-26T19:57:28.116-04:00Ms. Thompson was my favorite English teacher. The ...Ms. Thompson was my favorite English teacher. The first person who thought my writing was funny. Congratulations on your release, Cynthia!Terri Austinhttp://terrilaustin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21705376398093670642016-04-26T19:56:20.888-04:002016-04-26T19:56:20.888-04:00My eleventh grade English teacher. She once wore t...My eleventh grade English teacher. She once wore the same outfit three days in a row (no lie--we counted), but I still remember the books I read that year and her love for the subject. (Congratulations on your recent release, Cynthia! I'm looking forward to reading it!)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207109180916294904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46624198114571633582016-04-26T19:47:22.342-04:002016-04-26T19:47:22.342-04:00My fav high school English teacher, Mr. Aleman, ta...My fav high school English teacher, Mr. Aleman, taught me creative writing one-on-one after school, & even drove me home from school on occasion. I suspect that wouldn't happen today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232795898359686114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31245146139747489882016-04-26T19:45:30.460-04:002016-04-26T19:45:30.460-04:00Terrific post, Cynthia. I taught writing to junior...Terrific post, Cynthia. I taught writing to junior high and high school students for years. Loved teaching, loved the kids, hated the homework even more than they did. LOL! My hand still hurts thinking about writing all those notes.<br /><br />I had an art history teacher in college who handed me back one of my assignments, saying, "You must have had terrific English teachers." I answered, "I did, but I think I learned more about writing and composition from my speech teacher." Hands down, my speech teacher helped me learn to look logically at what I wanted to say each time. I still use the lessons she taught.Ritter Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061350506378402974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43532521493227555432016-04-26T19:40:39.818-04:002016-04-26T19:40:39.818-04:00My seventh grade English teacher suggested that I ...My seventh grade English teacher suggested that I could be a writer. I am eternally grateful to her.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079948143852224097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18809240030829528052016-04-26T19:38:59.024-04:002016-04-26T19:38:59.024-04:00I was an English Teacher once upon a time. I'm...I was an English Teacher once upon a time. I'm sure the Middle Schoolers labeled me the "Mean Nun" back then.<br /><br />My most memorable teacher--whose name I'm embarrassed to have forgotten after 30+ years--would talk about "the latest book" she'd written, and then tell us the story of how she and her mother escaped from Germany just before WWII. Her life was much more fascinating than the literature class!Alice Loweeceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269785237562203610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56507859271424486802016-04-26T19:30:50.423-04:002016-04-26T19:30:50.423-04:00Angela, thanks so much! And hooray for high school...Angela, thanks so much! And hooray for high school English that stays with us. I still remember those classes vividly, too. Everything from acting out JULIUS CAESAR to being horrified by THE LORD OF THE FLIES to feeling excessively parched while reading THE GRAPES OF WRATH...<br /><br />Kait, you are so very kind, thank you. And your profs sound fantastic! I've heard of that method of grading before...never used it but know some who have. And the bricked-up front door thing is incredible!<br /><br />Hank, I have taught Alice several times--it's one of my favorites. Absolutely brilliant.<br /><br />Julia--yes, the Nortons! Suspect those anthologies may be at least partially responsible for my carpal tunnel but ah, so many wonderful texts in one place. Happy for The Smithie--it must be a lovely thing to be a librarian.<br /><br />Amanda, I thought "gone" was a new slang word and quite liked it.<br /><br />Deborah, thank you for adding it to your TBR list. Hope you enjoy. And ah, footnotes. ;) Very interesting point about the Shakespeare plays.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Cynthia Kuhnhttp://cynthiakuhn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16833347908503435012016-04-26T19:04:55.010-04:002016-04-26T19:04:55.010-04:00Yes, Julia, I love those ads!
Cynthia, your book ...Yes, Julia, I love those ads!<br /><br />Cynthia, your book will need to go on my TBR pile. I need a higher ladder...<br /><br />I was an English major, like so many others here. I do remember an exam that required careful reading of the footnotes in our assigned reading!<br /><br />My Shakespeare professor told us that people who love Shakespeare often confuse the plays they've read with the plays they've seen. I've found this to be true for me.<br /><br />Deb RomanoDeb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47676056344511465112016-04-26T18:24:39.396-04:002016-04-26T18:24:39.396-04:00Such FINE (not gone) storytelling!!Such FINE (not gone) storytelling!!Amanda Le Rougetelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975933690463168906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12438314867947122192016-04-26T18:23:30.460-04:002016-04-26T18:23:30.460-04:00Dreaming of the Bones is one of my favourite books...Dreaming of the Bones is one of my favourite books, period. Such gone story telling, Deborah. Amanda Le Rougetelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975933690463168906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45510194583051291412016-04-26T16:59:49.525-04:002016-04-26T16:59:49.525-04:00Oddly enough, I can't recall any of my lit pro...Oddly enough, I can't recall any of my lit professors in college. As a theatre major, I know I took several classes around plays. I had some wonderful English teachers in High School, and did AP English in my senior year. I still have my ancient, battered NORTON'S! <br /><br />The Smithie was an English major, although somehow she got through college without ever reading the Victorian novelists, which seems like cheating to me. She's a librarian now, so that worked out quite well. <br /><br />Has anyone hears on of the Prairie Home Companion's ads by the <a href="http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2010/05/29/scripts/english-majors.shtml" rel="nofollow">Professional Organization of English Majors</a>?Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8767991790688064192016-04-26T15:40:55.252-04:002016-04-26T15:40:55.252-04:00KAit, that is too funny!
Oh, Angela..we'd al...KAit, that is too funny! <br /><br />Oh, Angela..we'd all have taken more English, right? Even though I took ALL i could--even a seminar in ALice in Wonderland. My parents were appalled, but it was terrific. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21579196042404644392016-04-26T13:31:30.729-04:002016-04-26T13:31:30.729-04:00Read this book and loved it. Gave it five stars an...Read this book and loved it. Gave it five stars and I'm longing for the next. My college English professors didn't have that much of an effect on my life. It was the early 1970s and most seemed more involved with themselves than their students or their subject. Example, one who used to love to throw parties, but when you arrived at his house you found he had bricked his front door opening closed. The quiz was figuring out how to get around the closed door and into the party. Answer - the entire sophomore honors English class became second story jobbers! We were reading Chaucer that semester, in olde English. I loved it, and can still see parts of the tales in my mind. Then there was the Shakespeare professor. He would climb to the top of a three stair flight building and toss the papers down. Where they landed determined your grade. A different concept of grading on a curve. <br /><br />My high school English teacher was my beacon. She taught me that I could write, and write well. An amazing woman.Kait Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563141052893906365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47308188986987504742016-04-26T13:07:00.329-04:002016-04-26T13:07:00.329-04:00Although I went more the accounting and IT route i...Although I went more the accounting and IT route in college, I really enjoyed my English teachers in high school. If my focus hadn't been in another area, I would have taken more English and writing classes in college.<br /><br />I first heard about Cynthia's book thanks to Kristopher's blog about it, and I put it on my TBR list right away.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading this new series!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432509313245703368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42716030822265767582016-04-26T12:26:19.726-04:002016-04-26T12:26:19.726-04:00Hank, thank you! Your teachers sound fantastic--yo...Hank, thank you! Your teachers sound fantastic--you've done them so proud, goes without saying. And yay for the cool smart sexy hero English teacher hero in your books! Kindred spirits = <3 <br /><br />Thanks, Susan...and yes, I often wonder that too. :) <br /><br />Deborah, she was one of your inspirations? I must read your book immediately (don't know how I missed it)! Love that your favorite English prof is your friend. Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />Lucy/Roberta, I don't know any prof who enjoys reading evals. Hereby propose a new method for the reading of evaluations. We could each bring a bottle of wine to a central location--then read and sip (and probably sip again).<br /><br />Cynthia Kuhnhttp://cynthiakuhn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34935539618022527572016-04-26T12:11:15.895-04:002016-04-26T12:11:15.895-04:00Susan, I taught my first college level class at Ya...Susan, I taught my first college level class at Yale. I found out soon enough in evaluations what they were thinking--and some of it was not at all kind. <br /><br />Debs, I missed all the amazing classes on writing in college--sigh...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.com