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  1. John Galt

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    We read more realistic books with some educational value while I was in school, one of my favorites was, Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand leagues under the sea! :)
     
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  3. Germ

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    Are you a "Verne"?
     
    Germ, Dec 27, 2012
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  4. John Galt

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    Not as used in a past tense.
     
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    Educational value by comparing those two books is a little odd (just my opinion though). Any book can become educational (within reason) depending on what the teachers require you to do with it. Oral presentations, projects, book reports, character analysis, short skits or satire creation...endless possibilities with any book and a good teacher. I mean shoot Castle in the Attic isn't anything other than a fantastic story but I turned my read aloud time (only 15 minutes) in my 2nd Grade student teaching semester into great chances for the students to practice character analysis, writing assignments and more. The crazy thing was they loved the story so they actually enjoyed the work I came up with as well.
     
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    What does the public education system of today have to do with a group of adults dicussing a book which was published in 1937?
     
    Cooter/MN, Dec 27, 2012
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    I don't think anything, but John just likes us to know, he's in the 53%, he built it himself and he totally rocks.
     
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    I am glad we didn't have to suffer though that in school.
     
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  9. John Galt

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    I do rock ! Thanks dude. :)

    But I get a bigger kick out of adults critiquing a dead mans imagination, I really find it fascinating, and entertaining as hell, yet quite fascinating.
     
    John Galt, Dec 27, 2012
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    I have no critique of Tolkein, his writings are above reproach in my mind.Further more the reason he is/ was a staple in English classes everywhere was his ability to narrate with such simplicity and ease that he is a model of concise English should be.


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  11. John Galt

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    Well the simplicity of the context would explain Germs mastery of the subject matter all the while explaining todays youths enthusiasm for a subject matter that with out the availability of motion pictures would be a mystery to them.
     
    John Galt, Dec 27, 2012
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    Sadly you are correct.
     
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  13. John Galt

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    Thank you,

    Thats what gives Germ that sac punch like feeling when he reads my posts. :)
     
    John Galt, Dec 27, 2012
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    Actually I am thankful I really don't know you:)
     
    Germ, Dec 27, 2012
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    Your fear is why you fail, theres nothing to be afraid of. :)
     
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    Thanks yoda:)
     
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    Don't give him the prestigious level of Yoda...besides he will simply state Yoda is useless as well. :D
     
    tynimiller, Dec 28, 2012
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    Yoda is beyond reproach, as we have no previously written literary standards by which to compare his big screen performance to.
     
    John Galt, Dec 28, 2012
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    haha I'll give ya this I smiled :D
     
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