tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post7954236375106623608..comments2024-02-17T21:40:24.532-07:00Comments on Carol's Corner: POEM #17-RIGORCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-57351095345123158252018-04-18T22:40:11.712-06:002018-04-18T22:40:11.712-06:00This makes me think about the summer I was fifteen...This makes me think about the summer I was fifteen and read a book about Josephine and Napoleon. I can't remember the title, but it was long, I didn't know much about French history, but I stuck with it too. Yes, Carol, both of our books counted as rigor.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-9031427626860819482018-04-18T18:10:53.575-06:002018-04-18T18:10:53.575-06:00Yes, reading a long, hard book counts as rigor, bu...Yes, reading a long, hard book counts as rigor, but I see the subtext of your poem as an argument for each reader determining what rigor is for her. The way you frame this moment in history (1969) compared to the language about reading we hear today illuminates much about pedagogical trends.Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724394291330902141.post-68153957838519653672018-04-18T14:47:41.377-06:002018-04-18T14:47:41.377-06:00Yes. Yes, it does.Yes. Yes, it does.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com