Mickey Z

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Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Back to school?

Posted by Mickey Z on 04/13 at 05:54 AM

  1. Careers. . . what far too many people want is a way to categorize you swiftly so the script they have handy for interaction can determine most of their thinking. I prefer NOT to know how people make their living. It’s one more filter I do not need. Their hobbies, loves and interests are much better guides to who they are.

    Posted by Harry  on  from 04/13  at  04:58 PM

  2. My Mother always said it was rude to ask what someone did for a living and when someone asked her what she did the reply usually centred around gardening-much to the frustration of the person asking.

    Oh yes, career day was popular at my school as well-Dad went one year and proceeded to tell the assembled students how he made a fine living by dropping out of school young and going to work. The frenzied teacher was waving her hands trying to get him to shut up as he continued encouraging my classmates to educate themselves-I thought you might appreciate that one.

    Posted by Goody  on  from Exiled to Nebraska 04/13  at  06:19 PM

  3. You came to our annual “Career Day” at St. John’s Prep today. You spoke to our English class about the importance of writing and how it is neglected in today’s society. I thought that what you had to say was helpful to people like myself who are thinking of going into a field that has to do with writing.There was one last question that we never got around to asking. “What advice would you give to teenagers about becoming a writer, and what do you those people should persue in high school in order to be successful as a writers?”

    Posted by Margaret  on  from Brooklyn, NY 04/13  at  11:00 PM

  4. Hey Margaret,

    Thanks for posting here. Which class were you in?

    I’m going to respond to you with a longer e-mail a little later today...but I’m sure some of the visitors here will also post responses.

    I’m really glad you found it helpful.

    More soon…

    MZ

    Posted by Mickey Z.  on  from 04/14  at  05:04 AM

  5. One helpful thing for people getting started is to read people who have mastered the art. Here’s a good example of a writer at the top of his game: Lincoln Steffens on corruption.
    http://tinyurl.com/5pmqh

    Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication Of The Rights Of Women”
    http://tinyurl.com/66o5h is a timeless classic. She builds her case and gets her point across with great calrity.

    A sense of humor makes what write easier for people to stay with you. You can do that by carefully placing absurd things in tension with each other. Frances Trollope is wickedly funny.
    http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10345
    That book was so on point and so funny that she was hated for years by the people she skewered.

    Posted by Harry  on  from 04/14  at  10:10 AM

  6. Hi. Thanks for the respones. To answer your question, I was in Mr. Booth’s 1st period class. I believe you were the first class that you have spoken to. Thanks for writing back.

    Posted by Margaret  on  from 04/14  at  04:33 PM

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