Comments on: Knowledge 911

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:46:50 +0000

Lofty academics?!? Pshaw… they wouldn’t even let me in their club if I wanted to play. Nope, it’s just me and my rhymes. I actually have stacks of these things and hope to one day do a book of them with Dave doing the art. I like thinking in rhyme a lot, which is funny because I never really cared for traditional poetry. Go figure.

By: Keith Wilcox

Keith Wilcox — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:57:57 +0000

Wow! You wrote that!? I’m impressed. I’ve been toying with my writing for a long time, and I’m sad to say that good poetry has never been my thing. I’ve tried it but without success. It’s so nice to see a real person who can come up with this stuff. I thought it was all reserved for lofty academic sorts :-)
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By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:41:27 +0000

Hi Wendi, awesome to see you! Yeah, I’m well aware of Hairspray, though I’ve never seen it live. I’ve seen the newer version with John Travolta and the original by John Waters. It is a terrific message and one we could all learn from.

Thanks for the faith and well wishing. I really do appreciate it and take it to heart. : > )
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By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:38:01 +0000

We don’t need nuns with yardsticks so much as we need to acknowledge that it’s a new world with new rules and we can’t still apply the same principles of learning that we’ve used for the last two to three hundred years. Answers are cheap and we need to learn how to ask better questions. Tis a subject I can talk about endlessly, as I’m sure you well know. : > )
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By: Wendi Kelly-Life's Little Inspirations

Wendi Kelly-Life's Little Inspirations — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:02:05 +0000

Sean,

I think that was great! For some reason it reminded me of the musical “Hairspray” that I went to see with my family this weekend. It was a wonderful and inspiring production. If you ever get to see it go. Perhaps more folks are familiar with the movie. The theme is early 1960’s tv dance show when white and black teens wanted the freedom to be able to dance together on national TV. They were willing to take a stand, risk everything, including storming the studio and being sent to jail.

The point is that they were fed up with the status quo, and it was time for a change. They could see a new way of doing things and they MADE it happen. And they changed the world.

Change is possible. It takes vision, discipline, persistance, faith and courage. Put that in your basket and nothing will stop you.

You know, I’ve always had faith in you. Keep up the good work!
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By: writerdad's mom

writerdad's mom — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:21:57 +0000

Hi, Sean. well, I know that you know, but for the benefit of your readers, I was a “victim” of Catholic schools back when dinosaurs ruled the earth in tye-dye. Yes, all the stories are true! At the time, I hated all the seemingly nonsensical and tedious drills. Every day, penmanship for an hour …..writing out the times-tables 100 times for homework as punishment for some trivial offense. (that meant staying up all nite or facing the wrath of a nun the next day). I remember Jr. year having a teacher that held on like a tenancious pit bull shaking around a frightened cat. She would not let me go with a C on my English paper. She said she knew I had it in me to do better and made me keep re-writing until she could give me an A……..Well, today I still have great handwriting and printing. I can do all the basic math in my head without a calculator (what were those?) and still remember how to speak in full, grammatically correct sentences, which I feel is becoming a lost art. I am grateful that your dad and I saw the value of education enough to give you and Meg those very important beginnings. I see kids all around me who seem to know less and less and it is scary. Maybe we need a few nuns with yardsticks walking around! love ya, mom