Category: Writing
The Creative Work Conundrum
| April 24, 2013 | Posted by Josh Boldt under Arts & Humanities, Work, Writing |
The problem with creative work is it usually fails. Creatives spend hours and hours on projects that almost always crash and burn. Just about every project started by a creative professional will end in disappointment. It’s demoralizing. It’s depressing. It’s draining. Worse yet, when a creative doesn’t succeed, he doesn’t get paid. All those hours…
You Can’t Be Anything You Want to Be
| April 1, 2013 | Posted by Josh Boldt under Education, Teaching, Work, Writing |
You can’t be anything you want to be. Most of us grew up hearing a repetitive mantra: “You can be anything you want to be.” All through my childhood I can remember being told this in school by teacher after teacher. Even as a kid, I was skeptical of it. By the time I reached…
Teaching Without a Plan
| March 28, 2013 | Posted by Josh Boldt under Education, Teaching, Writing |
Teaching without a plan makes the classroom exciting and a little dangerous. In a good way. Dangerous because it’s a bit of a gamble. You never quite know for sure what will happen. Sometimes the house wins and you go back to your office and close the door, wondering what the hell just happened. These…
Order of Education Press Publishes Your Education Book
| March 20, 2013 | Posted by Editor under Education, Writing |
Do you want to share your experience and resources with others? The publishing branch of Order of Education–known as Order of Education Press–is now accepting book proposals from people involved in the field of education. The website has a dedicated education press that is designed specifically for previously unpublished authors. Order of Education Press can…
New Master’s Degree Book From Order of Education
| March 14, 2013 | Posted by Editor under Arts & Humanities, Book Reviews, Education, Graduate School, Writing |
Here at Order of Education we’re proud to bring you the first in our line of published books on the topic of education. This first book is written by the site editor, Joshua A. Boldt, and it is entitled Should I Get a Master’s Degree in English? In this first book publication by Order of…
A Financial Win for the Humanities, For Once
| March 7, 2013 | Posted by Josh Boldt under Arts & Humanities, Education, Graduate School, Writing |
Today, I’m bringing you the uplifting academic story of the week sponsored by the humanities. But first, if you’ve spent any time on Order of Education, you know good news about the humanities is rare. Political obsession with STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) have pretty much squeezed the humanities into a tiny corner…
On the Irrationality of Art
| November 26, 2012 | Posted by Editor under Arts & Humanities, Writing |
This piece on the Irrationality of Art was left as a comment on my post Why Did I Get a Master’s Degree in English? When I read it, I decided it was much too insightful and beautifully written to be buried in a comment thread, so I contacted its author, Mario Savioni, and suggested that…
Breaking Down the Five-Paragraph Essay at Education Week
| October 1, 2012 | Posted by Josh Boldt under Education, Teaching, Writing |
Read my five-paragraph essay piece, Should We Teach the Five-Paragraph Essay?, published at Education Week. I often reach out to my colleagues in the blogging community to see if they’d be interested in sharing posts. That usually means other English teachers or folks who write about education in general. It’s part connecting with the community…
“Good Country People”: Exploring Flannery O’Connor’s Andalusia and Milledgeville
| August 19, 2012 | Posted by Josh Boldt under Arts & Humanities, Education, Teaching, Writing |
The shaded gravel road ambles off 441 just north of town. It’s easy to miss, I learned. “If you see the Walmart, you’ve gone too far.” I turned around in the parking lot and headed north again. This time I finally spotted the small sign, almost hidden during the summer by overhanging trees. You wouldn’t…
Five Good Reasons to Earn a Master’s Degree in English
| June 15, 2012 | Posted by Josh Boldt under Arts & Humanities, Education, Graduate School, Work, Writing |
And now for the counterpart to my last post, Five Bad Reasons to Earn a Master’s Degree in English. It’s not all bad. Some people have perfectly good reasons for pursuing a master’s degree in English. As long as you know why you’re doing it, graduate school can be an incredibly rewarding and lucrative experience. Here…
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