Comments on: Reading aloud http://daryl.learnhouston.com/2007/04/02/reading-aloud/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:13:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: CaptQuirk http://daryl.learnhouston.com/2007/04/02/reading-aloud/#comment-1827 CaptQuirk Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-1827 Thanks for the link above to "The Reading." I enjoyed reading it, and as I'm sure you'll understand, I find myself agreeing with almost all of what Mr. Dawes says. When I was being formally educated all those many years ago, it was common to teach a subject called elocution. I thought it a silly discipline at the time, but as I grown older, I come to appreciate more and more the beauty of the human voice and the simple act of speaking (or reading) well. Poetry provides a justification for practicing that skill that everyday conversation unfortunately does not. Thanks for the link above to “The Reading.” I enjoyed reading it, and as I’m sure you’ll understand, I find myself agreeing with almost all of what Mr. Dawes says.

When I was being formally educated all those many years ago, it was common to teach a subject called elocution. I thought it a silly discipline at the time, but as I grown older, I come to appreciate more and more the beauty of the human voice and the simple act of speaking (or reading) well. Poetry provides a justification for practicing that skill that everyday conversation unfortunately does not.

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