Level 2 students

[thrall]

yes..........so i have been told.........so i have been told.......*wink*

[Razor7826]

Yeah, the thread counts for each progressive level tell the whole story. Ten threads in Level Four? Are there no active students there?
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I really would like to make a blanket thank you to all of the teachers and helpers that make this little online writing workshop possible. Due to scheduling, class size limits, and general life circumstances, I've not been able to take any creative writing classes at any level, and it means a lot to me that people are willing to take the time to help people like me.

[Aussiegirl1]

Hey Thrall, welcome back! I will be looking forward to seeing your work in Level 2 very soon.

[Aussiegirl1]

Yeah, the thread counts for each progressive level tell the whole story. Ten threads in Level Four? Are there no active students there?
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I really would like to make a blanket thank you to all of the teachers and helpers that make this little online writing workshop possible. Due to scheduling, class size limits, and general life circumstances, I've not been able to take any creative writing classes at any level, and it means a lot to me that people are willing to take the time to help people like me.

Thanks Razor, though I would be lying if I said I wasn't insulted and a bit upset by your earlier comments. I think the part you failed to take into consideration is just how many students have actually commented on how much they enjoyed doing the readings and/or how much they learned from them. As far as I know, you are the only student so far that has delayed posting becuase they didn't like doing the task. To be honest though, even if there have been others, it is a very important part of the whole process of learning about writing.

I think too a lot of the reason students tend to drop out more as they get to the higher levels, is time to do the work. I have had maybe 2 or 3 students out of all the level two students who have not completed the level and each time it was because real life just got in the way.

Oh I didn't edit your post above, just hit the edit button instead of the quote one, sorry!

[Razor7826]

Students may like the reading assignments (I did), being having them listed isn't the same draw as being given a story prompt that fuels a brainstorm of ideas.

I didn't mean to offend you with my comments. H Dean's initial post made it seem like there was a general shortage in Level Two and beyond, but it doesn't seem like the statistics really bear that out; it is a pretty regular pyramid, it seems, which would obviously result from the generally different paces at which people complete assignments.. I was just raising one possible explanation, but it isn't something that should be changed. The reading assignments are a necessary part of the learning process.

[Aussiegirl1]

The reason for H Dean's intial post was not so much a lack of students getting their assignments done, but that he had returned to the level at a time when several students had just moved on and I was waiting for more to be sent up from level one.

Anyway, I do appreciate your comments, and understand that each level does have a different style which may not always suit all students. I also appreciate you saying you hadn't meant to offend, and I accept that it was not meant to appear that way by you either.

[H Dean]

Yeah, I was looking forward to skewering people and thee was no one to skewer.

As for the assignments - one thing I discovered a long time ago is that if you read a story and then destroy it - give it a critique as to why it was lacking - you can take a more critical look at your own work. Critically looking at your own work is hard unless you have a clue why things work or don't. This is part of the reasons Aussiegirl made these assignments as they are.

No, they aren't th emost creative type of assignments - but they do get writers to look at things from a different angle. Something most authors can't or won't do.

By the way - how come no one has wanted to destroy my chapter on Level 2? Those no good thankless students! I am so gonna rip someone a new asshole!

Oh - love you all...really.