The Privilege of Wisdom

Besides the three obvious mistakes of assigning a writing topic to an entire class without any choice whatsoever, giving an arhetorical writing task without any explanation, and having no sense of process whatsoever-which, to get myself off the hook just a little, was the norm thirty years ago-at le...

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Published in:English journal 2007-11, Vol.97 (2), p.13
Main Author: Meyers, G Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classrooms
Educational activities
English language
Heterosexuality
Language Arts
Learning
Motivation
Sexual orientation
Students
Teachers
Volunteers
Writing
Writing Assignments
Writing Exercises
Writing Instruction
Writing Processes
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Summary:Besides the three obvious mistakes of assigning a writing topic to an entire class without any choice whatsoever, giving an arhetorical writing task without any explanation, and having no sense of process whatsoever-which, to get myself off the hook just a little, was the norm thirty years ago-at least three other mistakes, serious mistakes, were made. [...]if estimates are correct that 10 percent of the population is gay or lesbian, scores of students had been marginalized in previous years. [...]I was guilty of failing to do myself what I was asking students to do.
ISSN:0013-8274
2161-8895