Perhaps I am in a minority or am mis-interpreting the purpose of the
summer reading course, but I would (if it were me, granted) focus on
authors that would touch the soul and stir the imagination much more
than any that would seek to fire my students' angst or rankle their
sensitivities.
For
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From: "Kelly Stettner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] summer reading with an environmental theme
To that end, I humbly recommend some of the works of Robert Frost, Emily
Dickinson, and others
Perhaps I am in a minority or am mis-interpreting the purpose of the summer
reading course, but I would (if it were me, granted) focus on authors that
would touch the soul and stir the imagination much more than any that would
seek to fire my students' angst or rankle their sensitivities. I'm p
For the teachers/course leaders, I would heartily recommend they read Teaching
in the Field: Working With Students in the Outdoor Classroom. The essays
contained within are terrific accounts of the benefits and some of the pitfalls
of teaching in wild settings. The classes are college-level an
