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Sun Oct 1 12:13:43 CDT 2006

Susan's note is oh-so-painfully true.
The mistakes students make in their e-mails often show up in their more
serious writing.
Last week, Sen. John Kerry was our guest in a video conference Political
Journalism class I do in collaboration with C-SPAN. Despite widely
publicizing the event, I had two guests: a reporter from the student
newspaper and someone from University Relations. Not one single additional
student found the time to participate in the two-way, live interactive
class.
Saturday night, as part of an excellent week-long program at the university
called "Fall for the Book," Kim Edwards spoke and read from her No. 1
bestseller, "The Memory Keeper's Daughter." About 50 people showed up
(including my wife and I); only a couple were students (about 4,500 students
live on campus among the 30,000 total student body).
Most of our students work and find very little time outside of the classroom
for education. And as most of us know, much of a student's best education in
college takes place outside of the classroom.
*************
Steve Klein
Coordinator and Professor, Electronic Journalism Program
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA  22030
e-mail:  <mailto:sklein1 at gmu.edu> sklein1 at gmu.edu
http://mason.gmu.edu/~sklein1/

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From: post-bounces at mgp-forum.org [mailto:post-bounces at mgp-forum.org] On
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Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 12:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [MGP-Forum Announce] Sony starts selling the Sony
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Jeff's example illustrating why younger readers/writers can't be recruited
into newspaper culture is great.  The student writes: "I did not read your
email until today. I would  love to write a article for you're paper. Due to
my busy scedule  (forgive me, I've always had horrible spelling) [but I
don't care enough about accuracy to run spell check]  it would be hard  for
me to meet you anywhere outside of school."

Then he goes on to explain that he's at school until 8:00pm, probably
working on activities that don't involve basic learning, which confirms what
I see constantly among college students: they are so busy with school, which
has been reduced almost exclusively to frenzied resume-building for future
acceptance into other institutions, that they have no time for education.  

Now, since my participation in this discussion is keeping me from the ton of
work I must complete this weekend, I have to withdraw into drudgery.
Exchanging insight may be a pleasure, but it does nothing for one's c.v.

Susan

Susan Gallagher, Library Fellow
Political Science Department
UMASS Lowell
http://faculty.uml.edu/sgallagher

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Potter/Shelburne Falls Independent" <
<mailto:jeff at sfindependent.net> jeff at sfindependent.net>
To: < <mailto:Post at mgp-forum.org> Post at mgp-forum.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [MGP-Forum Announce] Sony starts selling the Sony eBookreader:
$349.00

> Really interesting discussion.
> 
> I just got a response from a local high school senior I e-mailed two  
> weeks ago on the recommendation of his history teacher; I had made an  
> overture to the school to see if I could involve students in election  
> coverage. This is the only student the entire social studies  
> department could produce. I'm generally an idealist when it comes to  
> community newspapers, but I fear this speaks to the core of the issue  
> of why newspapers are losing readers.
> 
>>  Dear Mr. Potter
>>
>> I am sorry to have replied to this so late, do to some  
>> miscomunication, I did not read your email until today. I would  
>> love to write a article for you're paper. Due to my busy scedule  
>> (forgive me, I've always had horrible spelling) it would be hard  
>> for me to meet you anywhere outside of school. If you have any time  
>> on tuesday, I am at mohawk regional until 8 pm. I would be  
>> interested in talking about what you had in mind. If you can not  
>> come to the school, give me a idea of when and where you would like  
>> to meet and I can see if its possible. Thank you for the great  
>> oppurtunity. If you are interested in reading somethign i wrote,  
>> there is a article by me out of the Mohawk Trail W.I.P (Work in  
>> Progress) which  can be found on the Moahwk website. Good Evening.
> 
> 
> Sic.
> 
> Jeff Potter, Editor
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