Saturday, October 16, 2010

Am I a Liar: The Angst of a High School English Teacher

This author laments how he languishes in the high school classroom teaching students "how to research, to evaluate the validity of sources, and to document thier sources using MLA format" while college professors get to "sail through uncharted linguistic waters, throwing rules overboard at whim, gaining thier students' approval and respect at every turn".  And that's pretty much the entire articles, which then emphasizes his point that college graduates can "write exquisite prose that did not mean a thing", failing however to realize that he's doing the same thing.

1 comment:

  1. I think there are some valid questions posed here, though. I myself have been caught saying, "You will need to know this in college." And with studetns who are ever ready to prove you wrong for various (most unpleasant) reasons, this is important for teachers on many levels, including the preservation of authority in the classroom. This article does contain, however, a whole lot of problem with not much solution. It really is just a long, though understandable, complaint.

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