Chapter 8 discussion

I agree with the idea that diaries and case studies are valuable resources, but I've always thought of them as works that are used for personal or professional reflection...you know, as a way of improving oneself or the job they do. I, too, have been required in the past to keep an ongoing diary of progress, so to speak. During one of my summer grad classes, we had to keep up a diary on our D2L site of reactions to readings, emotions that came up while reading something, and so forth. It was actually one of the best "teaching tools" I've used, and I was one of the students! I'm hoping, with future Spanish classes (upper level, of course) to use this technique again when studying literature. Case studies, to me, are more valid and/or reliable than diaries, because they lean less towards personal opinion or bias. Either way, though, I'm not sure how much faith/trust a person can place in diaries or case studies, though, because they're not concrete "hard research." I hope that makes sense, and that I haven't just rambled on. Holler if anyone needs me to explain something better!