Classroom as Microcosm
Siobhan Curious on Open Salon
Siobhan Curious
- Location
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Bio
- Siobhan Curious teaches English literature at a CEGEP in Montreal.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Why You Should Fall In Love
With Abed Nadir
February 25, 2013 09:33AM - Betraying Elmo
November 13, 2012 07:48AM - Buying My House #2: Money
Really Doesn't Grow On Trees
October 01, 2012 01:03PM - Things I Learned From Buying a
House #1: I Can Do It
October 01, 2012 01:01PM - Who's to Blame for the Mess in
Montreal?
May 23, 2012 09:43AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Lyn: be my guest! Next
time you're in Montreal, come
on
by.”
February 25, 2013 10:18AM - “Myriad:
Yes, she
needs not one but four English
credits, and at this
point,
it's l…”
January 31, 2012 02:21PM - “GD: see today's post for
an update!”
January 23, 2012 10:47AM - “GD: Well, thank you, and
I'm sure I'd feel the same
about
you!”
January 17, 2012 02:35PM - “Thanks Alysa! I think
just walking in with the
attitude that
at least some of
th…”
January 16, 2012 12:33PM
Siobhan Curious's Links
December 24, 2010 11:44AM
“Thank you, Cindy. It's true that having students over 18 is very freeing, although at the same time we still have to be careful; parents do sometimes…”
About: Who Cares How I Feel?
“Thank you, Cindy. It's true that having students over 18 is very freeing, although at the same time we still have to be careful; parents do sometimes…”
About: Who Cares How I Feel?
December 24, 2010 11:07AM
“Patrick: Whether a student loves me or not is of no interest to me. The question is, by responding to him this way, do I help him learn, or not? "…”
About: Who Cares How I Feel?
“Patrick: Whether a student loves me or not is of no interest to me. The question is, by responding to him this way, do I help him learn, or not? "…”
About: Who Cares How I Feel?
December 24, 2010 10:37AM
“Myriad: "At the very least, I think it will benefit you to make this extra effort to try to make him understand." Ah, that's a position I had…”
About: Who Cares How I Feel?
“Myriad: "At the very least, I think it will benefit you to make this extra effort to try to make him understand." Ah, that's a position I had…”
About: Who Cares How I Feel?
December 02, 2010 01:23PM
“I'm a bit confused as to why you say you "stole" this A, or why you feel you got it due to your professor's ego. Regardless of whether you c…”
About: Stealing an A
“I'm a bit confused as to why you say you "stole" this A, or why you feel you got it due to your professor's ego. Regardless of whether you c…”
About: Stealing an A
December 01, 2010 07:27AM
“Love this. Wonderful and hilarious. I too was a non-athletic child who discovered later in life that moving can be fun, and is, regardless, necessary…”
About: I'm Walkin' Here!
“Love this. Wonderful and hilarious. I too was a non-athletic child who discovered later in life that moving can be fun, and is, regardless, necessary…”
About: I'm Walkin' Here!
November 29, 2010 09:20AM
“Thanks guys. I think I'm going to make myself a special "thank-you notes" folder so I have a place to go when the going is rough...”
About: It Doesn't Matter What Else Happens This Semester...
“Thanks guys. I think I'm going to make myself a special "thank-you notes" folder so I have a place to go when the going is rough...”
About: It Doesn't Matter What Else Happens This Semester...
November 28, 2010 09:30PM
“It does, Bernadine - I mean it when I say that, no matter what happens for the rest of the semester, this email makes it all worth it.”
About: It Doesn't Matter What Else Happens This Semester...
“It does, Bernadine - I mean it when I say that, no matter what happens for the rest of the semester, this email makes it all worth it.”
About: It Doesn't Matter What Else Happens This Semester...
November 28, 2010 02:13PM
“Nola: Isn't This Boy's Life a memoir? I can't remember. I also used to teach The Outsiders in this course, but eliminated it for the same reasons as…”
About: Adult Novels About Adolescence: Please Advise
“Nola: Isn't This Boy's Life a memoir? I can't remember. I also used to teach The Outsiders in this course, but eliminated it for the same reasons as…”
About: Adult Novels About Adolescence: Please Advise
November 28, 2010 11:08AM
“Elijah: I am sorry to admit I didn't like Fugitive Pieces - it was too dense for me, and I suspect it will be for a lot of my students, although I recog…”
About: Adult Novels About Adolescence: Please Advise
“Elijah: I am sorry to admit I didn't like Fugitive Pieces - it was too dense for me, and I suspect it will be for a lot of my students, although I recog…”
About: Adult Novels About Adolescence: Please Advise
November 28, 2010 11:05AM
“Trudge: I have been meaning to read Something Wicked for many years...maybe now is the time...”
About: Adult Novels About Adolescence: Please Advise
“Trudge: I have been meaning to read Something Wicked for many years...maybe now is the time...”
About: Adult Novels About Adolescence: Please Advise
November 28, 2010 10:52AM
“Thanks, R.P. I used to teach The Catcher in the Rye in this course, but I've decided to do away with it because so many of them read it in high school…”
About: Adult Novels About Adolescence: Please Advise
“Thanks, R.P. I used to teach The Catcher in the Rye in this course, but I've decided to do away with it because so many of them read it in high school…”
About: Adult Novels About Adolescence: Please Advise
November 17, 2010 09:43AM
“Maryway: I too struggle with getting students to do close reading - it is less my concern, at my level, than getting them to read at all. (And don't ge…”
About: Literary Analysis + Literary Appreciation: A Course Plan
“Maryway: I too struggle with getting students to do close reading - it is less my concern, at my level, than getting them to read at all. (And don't ge…”
About: Literary Analysis + Literary Appreciation: A Course Plan
November 17, 2010 09:26AM
“Thank you, Poetess. We'll see how they feel about it when I get back my course evaluations...”
About: Literary Analysis + Literary Appreciation: A Course Plan
“Thank you, Poetess. We'll see how they feel about it when I get back my course evaluations...”
About: Literary Analysis + Literary Appreciation: A Course Plan
November 17, 2010 08:57AM
“Thanks Elijah. None of these are Canadian, or fiction, but they're worth your time nevertheless!”
About: Literary Analysis + Literary Appreciation: A Course Plan
“Thanks Elijah. None of these are Canadian, or fiction, but they're worth your time nevertheless!”
About: Literary Analysis + Literary Appreciation: A Course Plan
November 09, 2010 06:23AM
“Thanks Zul. If you have a chance, check out the one called "So You Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities" - not as relevant to my personal exp…”
About: It's Funny Because It's True
“Thanks Zul. If you have a chance, check out the one called "So You Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities" - not as relevant to my personal exp…”
About: It's Funny Because It's True
November 08, 2010 08:01PM
“RP: oh, the oldest students. The are almost always the bestest students.”
About: It's Funny Because It's True
“RP: oh, the oldest students. The are almost always the bestest students.”
About: It's Funny Because It's True
November 08, 2010 07:20PM
“Thanks, Froggy! The truth is, there are much harder jobs out there than mine, but there are days when I think longingly of any job, any job at all tha…”
About: It's Funny Because It's True
“Thanks, Froggy! The truth is, there are much harder jobs out there than mine, but there are days when I think longingly of any job, any job at all tha…”
About: It's Funny Because It's True
August 16, 2010 09:24AM
“Persephone: I am so very sorry. My fiance lost his father (pretty straightforward, mostly positive relationship) a couple of weeks ago, and his brother (…”
About: Oh, well, um, Dad died.
“Persephone: I am so very sorry. My fiance lost his father (pretty straightforward, mostly positive relationship) a couple of weeks ago, and his brother (…”
About: Oh, well, um, Dad died.
August 16, 2010 09:16AM
“Cymraeg - I think vocational training, or any kind of focused curriculum, is definitely most effective for young people with a clear area of interest t…”
About: I Like My High School
“Cymraeg - I think vocational training, or any kind of focused curriculum, is definitely most effective for young people with a clear area of interest t…”
About: I Like My High School
August 05, 2010 04:16PM
“Marilyn: "I look at blocks as things we are not ready to see or experience just yet." I like this perspective. It relieves a lot of pressure…”
About: I'm Not Blocked. I'm Obsessively Diverted.
“Marilyn: "I look at blocks as things we are not ready to see or experience just yet." I like this perspective. It relieves a lot of pressure…”
About: I'm Not Blocked. I'm Obsessively Diverted.
August 03, 2010 01:58PM
“Gabby: I agree that sometimes journaling and reflection are what is needed, but there are long periods of time when even those activities feel like too…”
About: I'm Not Blocked. I'm Obsessively Diverted.
“Gabby: I agree that sometimes journaling and reflection are what is needed, but there are long periods of time when even those activities feel like too…”
About: I'm Not Blocked. I'm Obsessively Diverted.
June 03, 2010 10:10PM
“Welcome Emily! And congratulations. I expect it will be crazy, and I hope it will be fun.”
About: Greetings from the new Open editor!
“Welcome Emily! And congratulations. I expect it will be crazy, and I hope it will be fun.”
About: Greetings from the new Open editor!
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The Crash: Mad Men Season 6, Episode 8 (Commentary)
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Why I Support Keeping a Woman On British Banknotes
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National Penguins Day! Another Look at Adorable Friends
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Pat Schneider's "How the Light Gets In": Not really a review
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Existential
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Bailey gets her groom on
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#ThatIsRape: FAQs to Help Keep You Off The Sex Offender List
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My Sabbatical
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