Hello! This is Tony and I am excited about Article Club! Here are things that I am excited about: while I love getting the highlighter I do not always read the articles as much as I should this will help me be more accountable I do not live in the Bay area so I do not get to go to the happy hour events to discuss articles so this is a nice opportunity to see what that feels like. I'll be sure to drink first. Finally, because people don't often buy comments on the highlighter I don't get to hear what people think and part of how I comprehend what I read is hearing what others think about it.
Mark, i like the three guidelines you suggested. Some articles are pretty loaded politically so it may be tough to keep our own views out of it but maybe we should start with an article that makes it easy to practice these guidelines? At some point it would be nice to use some sort of video online resource so we can all see each other as we discussed the articles. Just a thought! Paz!
Thank you, Tony! Welcome to Article Club, and thank you for sharing your thoughts. We launch this Sunday, and I look forward to you reading and discussing our first article!
You're right that some (most?) of the articles might be tough to talk about. When I talked about centering the text, I was not trying to say that we should avoid bringing our full selves. It’s just that I don’t want folks going on and on about random topics that have little to do with the article. My hope is that we’ll figure it out.
Which does get me thinking, though, about my role in this, especially when we have the online (via Zoom, I think!) and in-person conversations (Week 4). Generally with adults, I don’t facilitate as tightly as I would with young people. But maybe I should?
Hello! This is Tony and I am excited about Article Club! Here are things that I am excited about: while I love getting the highlighter I do not always read the articles as much as I should this will help me be more accountable I do not live in the Bay area so I do not get to go to the happy hour events to discuss articles so this is a nice opportunity to see what that feels like. I'll be sure to drink first. Finally, because people don't often buy comments on the highlighter I don't get to hear what people think and part of how I comprehend what I read is hearing what others think about it.
Mark, i like the three guidelines you suggested. Some articles are pretty loaded politically so it may be tough to keep our own views out of it but maybe we should start with an article that makes it easy to practice these guidelines? At some point it would be nice to use some sort of video online resource so we can all see each other as we discussed the articles. Just a thought! Paz!
Thank you, Tony! Welcome to Article Club, and thank you for sharing your thoughts. We launch this Sunday, and I look forward to you reading and discussing our first article!
You're right that some (most?) of the articles might be tough to talk about. When I talked about centering the text, I was not trying to say that we should avoid bringing our full selves. It’s just that I don’t want folks going on and on about random topics that have little to do with the article. My hope is that we’ll figure it out.
Which does get me thinking, though, about my role in this, especially when we have the online (via Zoom, I think!) and in-person conversations (Week 4). Generally with adults, I don’t facilitate as tightly as I would with young people. But maybe I should?