From Student Apathy to Global Collaboration to My Initial Thoughts...

Sorry, Clay, I'm been MIA! Swamped as I know we all are...just not coping as well as you all!

Here are some crossed-blogging links:

A discussion of the brilliant Hall of Fame...or Shame: http://21cdavis.blogspot.com/2007/02/hall-of-fameor-shame.html

Questions that have rose from the global collaboration (challenge of time, relevance of this project in the midst of my Romeo and Juliet unit I had already started, and encouraging other teachers to take such risks):
http://21cdavis.blogspot.com/2007/02/1001-flat-world-tales-wiki-update.html

My initial thoughts on the 1001 Flat-World Tales Project (I have continued to be pleased, too!):
http://21cdavis.blogspot.com/2007/01/new-endeavor-across-ocean.html

This project has continued to be fascinating and it really is amazing watching the students grow through each draft. I often get students that say they like what they wrote and this forces students to really look at their writing, not only for a grade, but because they have other students, peers, reading and critiquing their writing. They do want to improve for the sake of the art of writing (not all of them, mind you, but many). Thank you, again Clay for your brilliance, your gusto, and your patience with all of us!