tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post8336127932910894662..comments2024-03-20T06:55:57.193-07:00Comments on Born to Blog by Beth Kaplan: heading to Noo Yawkbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-37324422051526251972019-12-08T15:53:42.774-08:002019-12-08T15:53:42.774-08:00Dear wonderful former student, I don't know wh...Dear wonderful former student, I don't know who you are, but I like you a lot and I think you are a wise and generous writer. Thank you for this! Made my day.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-65078247993040829352019-12-08T15:26:51.546-08:002019-12-08T15:26:51.546-08:00I can't think of anyone more dynamic or engage...I can't think of anyone more dynamic or engaged in life than you Beth. You teach 2 university classes, hold biweekly home sessions, write a daily blog all while maintaining a lovely home and tenants. And you entertain two lively grandsons, travel, share meals and special events with your family near and far. You produce storytelling afternoons and dance nights and your local Nativity play every Christmas. And you ride a bicycle 6 or 7 months a year!<br />Thinking of all you do Beth reminds me of something Fred Astaire once said when he was being praised for his dancing abilities. He said that what he did was nothing compared to Ginger Rogers who matched him step for step, while moving backwards and in high heels. Beth, you are a fabulous writer, grandmother and human being. And as a past student I can say you were a generous, knowledgeable and inspiring teacher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02274807063224426213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-56649603655173264452019-12-03T18:33:35.652-08:002019-12-03T18:33:35.652-08:00Since I've been teaching this course for 25 ye...Since I've been teaching this course for 25 years at 2 universities and no one has asked me to stop and people keep coming, I guess I'm doing something right. But obviously, not for everyone! How nice that the crabby lady wrote a poem about you, Theresa. There are people who will never be satisfied, no matter what. Black holes, I call them. But though we may know they exist, it doesn't make it easier to deal with them.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-87735262361238444432019-12-03T15:27:29.880-08:002019-12-03T15:27:29.880-08:00Have a wonderful trip! And oh, I understand your f...Have a wonderful trip! And oh, I understand your feelings, re: negative assessment. I don' t teach often but remember a week-long intense workshop and one person deciding near the beginning that I wasn't doing what she hoped I would. She complained to organizers, then changed her mind a few days later, apologizing in the form of a poem, read at a public reading. Which made it worse somehow. I bet you're an excellent teacher. theresahttp://www.theresakishkan.comnoreply@blogger.com