tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post2176688108885130616..comments2023-10-15T05:01:43.528-07:00Comments on Bamboo Killers: CheckpointEmily Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-63171256901967908522011-04-11T14:46:13.303-07:002011-04-11T14:46:13.303-07:00Did you ever see that French movie The Class? And...Did you ever see that French movie The Class? And if so, what did you think of it?Lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-59005088031218948082011-04-10T21:39:59.534-07:002011-04-10T21:39:59.534-07:00Can the teacher be a ninja? From another planet? ...Can the teacher be a ninja? From another planet? And she teaches journalism?Young Il Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448281004418590167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-43894742247515010312011-04-10T15:01:42.937-07:002011-04-10T15:01:42.937-07:00May your dekinking be progressing without kinks, E...May your dekinking be progressing without kinks, Emily.<br /><br />Re white teacher in ghetto school stories, yeah, but has there been one where the teacher takes the students on a field trip to an underground something while, unbeknownst to humanity, an alien race is just about to flash freeze earth in nefarious plans to harvest water?! Yeah, I didn't think so. All about the B story, and a rag tag bunch of kids who are smarter than they realize, thanks to their plucky teacher, or something like that.Atlantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977994956871446229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-82385295086252159312011-04-10T08:58:11.659-07:002011-04-10T08:58:11.659-07:00Les, there's been a billion movies about white...Les, there's been a billion movies about white teachers in ghetto schools. I don't feel like I'd have anything new to add. I've tried to write about it before, but since I write action it all seemed so forced.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-62436343527200578792011-04-09T17:05:38.389-07:002011-04-09T17:05:38.389-07:00Emily, just wondering, have you ever gotten an ide...Emily, just wondering, have you ever gotten an idea for a story based on your real-life job? Something set in a school? Not necessarily action-based.Lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-22449946088255100492011-04-08T07:48:18.365-07:002011-04-08T07:48:18.365-07:00Seriously. The kids notice if you don't give t...Seriously. The kids notice if you don't give them any work to do, but with every assignment they turn in that pile just keeps growing and growing....<br /><br />Good luck with your grades, man.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-56841112459634812702011-04-08T04:19:12.490-07:002011-04-08T04:19:12.490-07:00I know exactly what you mean Emily. Pretty much i...I know exactly what you mean Emily. Pretty much in the same position myself where the pile of essays to grade seems to steadily grow rather than decrease as I slog through them. The notion of ever writing anything ever again sometimes seems an impossible fantasy.<br /><br />Glad to know I'm not alone though - cheers!Matt Nefarioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046976523930961590noreply@blogger.com