Blog 2

I didn't really like the Smith writing because I felt like I heard it all before. He did have some very valid points like Caitlin pointed out; "a reason for saying something" and "desire to say or write what needs to be said". Being the youngest in my family I was always pushed aside when it came to talking about things of importance. I think I started writing out of necessity. I had a reason and a desire because no one would listen to me.

I enjoyed Spandel's idea of a teacher writing along with the students. Until last semester, I never had this happen before. I took Engl 213, a poetry class where Prof. Wilson said he would be writing poems along with us. I think this was effective because even on hard assignments (like the Guzzle) I knew that he was "maybe" struggling with content the same as we were.