Wondering and Blogging

I am enjoying class a lot. Things are coming together quite well. I feel that we are going to be getting some very good projects. I feel that the changes the members of the class are going through are great. I can see that everyone is feeling more comfortable with their writing.

I heard Bethanna say Martha today that she had always enjoyed to write but not to share. She sadi that it wasn't a big deal now. I think that that is an opinion that has been growing. I think that positive affirmation in the writing is one of the best things we can do to encourage sharing of writing.

I am wondering about something Karen said yesterday. She said that she felt that our group of 2nd timers was probably the only group that had truly bonded. I wonder what the reason for this could be. One reason might be that Beth and I worked together last year in response groups. I think this took away some of the "get to know how the other persons write" problems. We both had a feel of the style and ability of the other.

After much lake of intellectual patience I think that everyone's SA projects are starting to fall together. I figure that people complaining about them is bothering you Karen. However, I think that some of this is just grumbling and not truly a dislike of the project. Take heart that you are creating a social change in the people here by deliberatly inducing frustration (a good thing) in their notions of teaching.