tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779203396350201819.post4370711971126820478..comments2024-01-03T00:38:00.964-06:00Comments on ABetterShreveport BLOG: Topics for Discuss, Proposals to Put Forward, Etc.Loren Demerathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06256443481222860092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779203396350201819.post-50925332546195659742008-02-20T22:37:00.000-06:002008-02-20T22:37:00.000-06:00I was just talking with a friend about whether "sa...I was just talking with a friend about whether "sacred" could be used in a non-religious way, and he didn't think so (though I did).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, "amen" to the need for teaching writing. (After all, just look at that fellow who's overtaken the favorite to win 10 straight primaries. Write well, and you'll go places!)<BR/><BR/>I'd be interested to learn more about the "grassroots" approach, Mawiyah, and how it might even enhance our community's awareness of its own rich diversity.Loren Demerathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06256443481222860092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779203396350201819.post-2548645904551207632008-02-17T18:02:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:02:00.000-06:00One area that is of particular interest to me is C...One area that is of particular interest to me is Community Arts and Performance. I would love to see a writing program catered towards k-12 that evolved outside of school board district hands. This program would come into the school and offer a grassroots cultivation of literature through genres that are akin to those areas where these students find the most enjoyment in. Sacred Pens of Protest is a name I've been tossing around but who knows.<BR/><BR/>MawiyahMawiyah B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09098517534551402059noreply@blogger.com