Illuminate

July 2011

2 posts

“Teachers and schools tend to mistake good behavior for good character. What they prize is docility, suggestibility; the child who will do what he is told; or even better, the child who will do what is wanted without even having to be told. They value most in children what children least value in themselves. Small wonder that their effort to build character is such a failure; they don’t know it when they see it.” —John Holt, How Children Fail (via teachingtoday)

Jul 5, 201117 notes

writing advice: 13 Writing Tips → writingadvice.tumblr.com

writingadvice:

By Chuck Palahniuk

Number One: Two years ago, when I wrote the first of these essays it was about my “egg timer method” of writing. You never saw that essay, but here’s the method: When you don’t want to write, set an egg timer for one hour (or half hour) and sit down to write until the timer…

Jul 4, 2011402 notes