Transcendentalism Strikes Again

[victoriana]

It's time for more excerpts from my students' essays. I'm running behind on grading, which is why these haven't made it here, like, a month ago. (Sorry, it's been a busy semester.) Anyway, from this year's Essays on Transcendentalism:

On Emerson's claim that "envy is ignorance" -

"Ignorance means you are rude and non-mannered. Things like

Comments

[firerosearien]

You need to publish these in a book or something.

And title it: No Child Left Behind: Examples of Progress

NYT Bestseller list overnight, I'm telling you!

[brandied_plum]

I second this idea.

[brandied_plum]

Once again, I am reminded of why I do not want to teach high school.

[glascoff]

You put a smile on my face...thank you sweetie...

[heron_advocate]

Maybe obnoxious? I can't think of anything else that's even close. Or outrageous?

Half of me finds this funny and the other half of me thinks it's really sad.

[kugelblitz]

Upnatious is my new word of the day.