tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post5473347956628313865..comments2023-12-22T04:06:22.782-06:00Comments on come sit by my fire: Top TenRelyn Lawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-277941323298916262010-03-27T12:02:36.540-05:002010-03-27T12:02:36.540-05:00I felt the same way about psychology...took quite ...I felt the same way about psychology...took quite a few classes, then started teaching piano and knew that I needed to keep myself in a positive place during my days or I would quickly drown.<br /><br />My favourite class in college was Children's Literature...the first thing our prof said to us was "when you walk into this classroom, you become a child again" and it was just like that. We read so many favourite classics like The Secret Garden, and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and many many fairy tales and discussed them in depth.<br />It was wonderful...I wanted to take that class all over again.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803308252202460126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-81777531306105388072010-03-12T09:53:34.358-06:002010-03-12T09:53:34.358-06:00I thought I had you email, but cannot find it. Yo...I thought I had you email, but cannot find it. You are a winner at Delights of the Heart. Email me your address and the plate will be sent to you.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-49596261051601201752010-03-12T09:45:36.677-06:002010-03-12T09:45:36.677-06:00Thanks for your nice comments on "Hedgehog.&q...Thanks for your nice comments on "Hedgehog." Doesn't it move with such grace (and sadness) near the end?Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-68897637195874498672010-03-12T09:17:34.438-06:002010-03-12T09:17:34.438-06:00That is a very long and very nice list Relyn, no d...That is a very long and very nice list Relyn, no doubt! I agree with you in some of them, like arts or literature or Psychology (I studied it, in fact, but not working on it, I am afraid!) though instead of your theatre classes I took photography, decoration, massaging or other languages.<br /><br />Thanks for you comment in my blog!<br />And have a nice weekend!Nieveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555855797876478378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-11489240892994533462010-03-12T08:37:52.975-06:002010-03-12T08:37:52.975-06:00Your list caused a bit of nostalgia for me. I went...Your list caused a bit of nostalgia for me. I went back to college a few years ago and then due to several physical issues and burnout I took a leave of absence and never returned. I loved my literature and poetry classes. I never wrote better than when I was forced to :) Thanks for sharing.GraceGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360535249893279370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-48346688341584907042010-03-12T08:07:34.326-06:002010-03-12T08:07:34.326-06:00what a fantastic list! I remember back to my unive...what a fantastic list! I remember back to my university days...at the time I just wanted them over with but now I wish I could go back to school and savour eery moment of it. Someday I will do my Masters in Fine ArtsJohannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341166590919510790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-38246532425787739692010-03-12T07:58:47.282-06:002010-03-12T07:58:47.282-06:00Hi Relyn,
You're obviously a good student! I ...Hi Relyn,<br /><br />You're obviously a good student! I want to thank you for pointing me to Mandelbaum's 'Metamophoses of Ovid'. I've just been reading the few pages offered at Amazon and love it! I must get a copy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-14744903058612554422010-03-12T05:54:47.730-06:002010-03-12T05:54:47.730-06:00You took the most exciting college courses! I too...You took the most exciting college courses! I took college level courses in high school to cover my 'core' and then received a 'science' undergrad and grad degree--so there wasn't a Shakespeare art history class for me. My goal is to go back someday and just audit a couple of those courses--such fun!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790498956206713440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-47774753496340365772010-03-12T01:07:30.376-06:002010-03-12T01:07:30.376-06:00Fun list, Relyn. The English literature and histor...Fun list, Relyn. The English literature and history classes were my favorite, but not because of any of my professors. In fact, the only professor I really liked was my French Literature professor.Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-22187321778297450412010-03-12T01:02:52.674-06:002010-03-12T01:02:52.674-06:00Loved those lit classes! And Shakespeare though I ...Loved those lit classes! And Shakespeare though I think it was the prof who made it great. She loved it and made it contemporary for us. <br />Thanks for sharing your list. I'm behind. I'll have to go back and look at the others. <br />Hugs to you,<br />KirstenKirsten Steenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497761140112542336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-35955168923755258622010-03-11T19:27:12.301-06:002010-03-11T19:27:12.301-06:00well, if I HAD gone to college, your list would...well, if I HAD gone to college, your list would've fit me to a T...as it stands and of necessity, my public library has served as my "college" for the past eighteen years.....<br /><br />...thanks to my mom and grandma for instilling in me a love for reading...speaking of, I see here on your sidebar that your current family read is "The Hobbit"...My mom read that aloud to me when I was probably seven years old...that was our bedtime story at one point...<br /><br />...what can I say, we were a big Hippie Californian Clan...<br /><br />; )Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-45203882052669640262010-03-11T17:44:41.750-06:002010-03-11T17:44:41.750-06:00Such a wonderful list...Made me laugh- Freshman ye...Such a wonderful list...Made me laugh- Freshman year I went for all my interests: astronomy, philosophy, economics, American Lit, psychology. I was NUTS! I also LOVED my Art for Education, Psychology of the Elderly, Kiddie Lit, and Abnormal Psychology. My least favorite...Anatomy (but we borrowed the shark and the cat and had fun with them in the dorm). I have often thought I would be an excellent lifetime student- I love college campuses and classes. Weird, huh?!Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993186190720192589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-25592628749635019132010-03-11T17:15:47.994-06:002010-03-11T17:15:47.994-06:00Many of my classes were boring business courses. I...Many of my classes were boring business courses. I did take a film class that was fun. The class I enjoyed the most was a travel writing course I took last summer. It is much more fun to take a class because you want to, not because you have to.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190096917851087676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-51884492554359290892010-03-11T16:33:31.515-06:002010-03-11T16:33:31.515-06:00OK, I think we had the same course load. I was a t...OK, I think we had the same course load. I was a theatre major, English and art history minors, with an emphasis in children's theatre, so I took lots of kid lit classes, and teaching classes for a bit (never got the certificate.)<br /><br />My favorites were most of my theatre classes, all of my art history classes, puppetry, medieval lit (Chaucer and Beowulf and things like that), Fitzgerald and Hemingway (loved one, not the other!), linguistics... I loved most stuff, except the sciences! When it came to grad school, I had two creativity classes (really! -- Creativity in general and the Creativity in Education) before I took a break and came back in PR for my MA. I think we would have liked each others' classes!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-70546631331365659642010-03-11T12:04:38.943-06:002010-03-11T12:04:38.943-06:00You are such an open-hearted soul Relyn. What an i...You are such an open-hearted soul Relyn. What an interesting list you have. For me an English course in High School stands out because the teacher was so aghast at the lack of understanding of grammer by the majority of the class that she declared she was going no further til we had a basic understanding of grammer which proceeded to teach. She cared about us that much. Hakomi, a form of body centered Psychology which I took over a three year period with the same group of people made for a rich experience in content and connections.maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695675141316914425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-21106696116455169972010-03-11T11:30:34.955-06:002010-03-11T11:30:34.955-06:00Yes, a beautiful list and a subject I hadn't t...Yes, a beautiful list and a subject I hadn't thought about. I also loved Art History, but it was so difficult to stay awake when watching the slides in the dark. In high school I feel in love with English Literature with Mrs Woods. Then in design school I loved watercolors and painting. Now you have given me something to give more thought to.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-25541713864391880582010-03-11T11:16:06.579-06:002010-03-11T11:16:06.579-06:00Love and kisses my darling friend
I love you
Jean...Love and kisses my darling friend<br />I love you <br />Jeanne<br /><br />thanks for your visits and kind words<br />Love Jeanne♥Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734743330025974332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-50723512473274874802010-03-11T08:44:50.065-06:002010-03-11T08:44:50.065-06:00Your learning echoes so much of what I love about ...Your learning echoes so much of what I love about learning and interests as well! I always loved anything to do with literature or art, so you Amer. Lit. by Women, Classical Lit. and Art History resonate huge! I still love learning and delving into these things. In high school I took photography class that was fun, so was a plastics & metal shop class--that was really exciting! I made a clear plastic swan-shaped candy dish--very fun! I had an excellent art teach for some years--he was such an inspiration. The visual and the written still excite and are the realms I dwell in most. Wonderful post, Relyn! I must thank you for the very sweet comments you left for me today...warmed my heart so. :o) Happy Day ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-61208094765643220272010-03-11T08:31:58.221-06:002010-03-11T08:31:58.221-06:00Dang, girl, you paid a lot of attention! :) Impre...Dang, girl, you paid a lot of attention! :) Impressive! As for me, a seminar class stays with me, though I cannot remember the professor's name. We read and discussed - just 3 or 4 books all semester, but I learned that we tend to make heroes out of those who fail - Scott & Amundsen trying to reach the South Pole comes to mind; we forget Amundsen, who did everything right and reached The Pole first, instead elevating Scott to hero status, he doing everything wrong, costing him his life and lives of his men. We make movies about him. We romanticize that failure. It was very eye-opening - we do that now with companies who are successful, with people who make money. We romanticize the poor, and in so doing, keep them poor. <br /><br />Other classes? B&W photography taught by my friend Robert, who was Ansel Adams' assistant and knew his stuff - I still remember it all. Several art classes and a literature class, and yes, art history. Art History taught me to look, to see, and to write about what I saw. It was more important to where I am now that I give it credit for. You've pointed that out to me. :)<br /><br />xoxo<br />Debid smith kaich joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450581639610967780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-85777428397071699682010-03-11T07:22:24.892-06:002010-03-11T07:22:24.892-06:00Wow Relyn, I am very impressed. I always knew tha...Wow Relyn, I am very impressed. I always knew that you were very smart, but this just makes me realize more things about you. You have always been such a people person and that is great. I've watched you teach and know what a fantastic teacher you are. You learned well under your teachers.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390800085540275327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-52519404989389043232010-03-11T06:55:08.994-06:002010-03-11T06:55:08.994-06:00Stunning! What a wonderful idea and so very inter...Stunning! What a wonderful idea and so very interesting!!! I wish I would have been a more serious student when I was in college. I am going to work on my list soon! Thank you for such a wonderful post.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415990188478250116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-39350758106280571942010-03-11T04:09:03.616-06:002010-03-11T04:09:03.616-06:00i agree with oliag. it was for me mostly about the...i agree with oliag. it was for me mostly about the lecturer than the subject that made it memorable for me. and there are many that stand out. for example, the educational psychology course was made memorable because the lecturer was so passionate about the subject that it made it come alive for us; while a course i took in french revolution is memorable because of the drop dead gorgeous (and very young) lecturer!kamanahttp://journallingthroughphotos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-79148102727813629152010-03-11T02:22:51.167-06:002010-03-11T02:22:51.167-06:00I miss studying so much! Some of my favourite cour...I miss studying so much! Some of my favourite courses were 'Phonetics' because of an inspiring professor - she made learning phonetics fun, if you can imagine- and 'Teaching English: Theory and Practice', another great professor. I also liked some of my Enlish Literature courses, but I wasn't very fond of American Literature. I'm thinking of doing a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics when my son is a bit older.<br /><br />PS. Thanks for your comments. Have you seen my 'Simple Things-school project' post? It's a little farther down on the first page.Yiotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213034061606685815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-90917057165049912182010-03-10T23:41:10.572-06:002010-03-10T23:41:10.572-06:00Wonderful! Honestly, I can barely remember the cl...Wonderful! Honestly, I can barely remember the classes I took in college...lol. One of my faves was a modern music class (well, 1900's to present). We learned about everything from early blues, country, bluegrass, rockabilly, British invasion, punk, classic rock, etc. It was incredible!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740738041547883989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-46005589610359564512010-03-10T23:32:35.173-06:002010-03-10T23:32:35.173-06:00Sounds like a dream curriculum!! Wouldn't it b...Sounds like a dream curriculum!! Wouldn't it be fun to just study all the time? :) What fun that you and Jeffrey met in Intro to Shakespeare. Shakespeare at age 12 got me hooked on drama and acting, which became my major and my major focus in life for many years. This list brings back great memories Have a wonderful weekend! I think we're listening to Arkangel R & J. xo – gGeorgiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298718026210625558noreply@blogger.com