About
This web log was started as part of a graduate course on the theory and pedagogy of English instruction at the secondary level. It is my hope that this blog will enable me to better understand the nature of blogging and the possibility of using web logs as part of the secondary English curriculum. I also hope that this bog will allow for an interesting and lively discussion of issues related to teaching English and literature. My background is in philosophy and I am especially interested in American philosophers such as John Dewey and William James. I believe that the notion of web logs challenges many of our tradition presuppositions about literature and opens the possibility for interesting theoretical discussion. For example, blogging raises questions about what exactly constitutes a text and authorship. Where does a text start and stop, and does a text require a beginning and ending? Furthermore, when can we consider ourselves the author of a text, and when should we note the contributions of collaborators, mentors, and other sources of insight? Hopefully, my background in philosophy will prove helpful in addressing these weighty issues. Feel free to join in the discussion, but please be mindful of the thoughts and feelings of other participants.
