tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200742243394981590.post4390776307431777560..comments2012-04-10T09:35:25.817-07:00Comments on The Water is Wide Blog: "Christ must do a lot of puking when he reflects upon the good works done in his name"MeganBHodgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699873002917977648noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200742243394981590.post-40128492003669031712012-02-14T10:06:19.593-08:002012-02-14T10:06:19.593-08:00Yes! I love this quote too. I mean - wow! Your ...Yes! I love this quote too. I mean - wow! Your colleagues have done a great job responding, so I will simply say - good post! Please keep up the great work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200742243394981590.post-33272197217260485422012-02-05T13:46:29.534-08:002012-02-05T13:46:29.534-08:00I loved this quote. I chose the quote I did becaus...I loved this quote. I chose the quote I did because it helped me get a better understanding of what was going on between the superintendent and Mrs. Brown. However, this was one of my favorites also. A lot has changed in racial issues, but the issues you brought out about religion sadly remain the same. I think the church still manipulates the Bible to work in their favor, and people are still falling for it. That is what I like about Pat he isn't afraid to tell you how he really feels. He is right not only is God sickened by this sad fact there will also be a price to pay for it.chouserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184043486596895999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200742243394981590.post-42649148807304706562012-02-04T12:13:20.809-08:002012-02-04T12:13:20.809-08:00The sentence that you chose also jumped out at me....The sentence that you chose also jumped out at me. When I read it I thought how that sentence is still relevant in today’s world. I do not understand how those people could use the Lord’s word to back up their beliefs. Mrs. Brown’s speech is what really upset me. I would never tell my student that they are lazy or retarded. Mrs. Brown was the “retarded” person in the situation because she could not teach them effectively. I am glad that Conroy is using a different approach while teaching these students. I like how Conroy is helping them broaden their knowledge and challenging them to think.Courtney Locklearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607101278985161444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200742243394981590.post-26192016691145501602012-02-03T21:33:02.964-08:002012-02-03T21:33:02.964-08:00This quote hit home to me as well. It is one that ...This quote hit home to me as well. It is one that I think is still very relevant in today's society as well. So many people claim to be doing things in the name of God or Christ, yet they do not take the time to treat people the way Christ modeled in the New Testament. I feel like this sentence was Conroy's way of pointing out the abundance of hypocrisy within people. I also like how you pointed out the perception that so many teachers had of the children on the island. No one seriously tried to help these children. Rather than meeting the children where they were and differentiating the lesson to make it successful for the children they simply labeled them as failures. Conroy found out how to relate to the children so that he could reach them. He had to take a very unconventional approach, but he was able to find a place to start breaking through to the children.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595555669071447435noreply@blogger.com