Re: Paul Lockhart's book reviewed in the L.A. Times!

From: Rin Watt <katecwatt_at_gmail.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:33:23 -0000

Does practice have to be so miserable?

When I give grammer exercises, yes, there are rules and they have to learn them, but I make it fun by writing sample sentences about zombies and shark attack. English doesn't have to be mind-numbingly boring, and if Paul's book is to be believed, math doesn't either.

Were I to be attacked by zombies, I would distract them from their fell intent by describing a particularly sanguinary shark attack.

(OK, I could never use something quite so rococo, but almost.) ;-)

Rin
Received on 2009-04-16 08:33:31