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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:00:26 EST
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- From: "David Tillyer, CCNY" <DATCC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Standard English
- In-Reply-To: Message of Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:05:30 -0700 from <IACDES@ASUACAD>
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- On Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:05:30 -0700 David E. Schwalm said:
- >Marcy, you're caught in a classic bind. If you are going to have a writing
- >program (with program goals and objectives) rather than a collection of
- >writing courses in which each instructor does his or her own thing, you have
- >to develop a set of competencies and a standard syllabus.
- --deletions--
- >we help our TAs and part-timers acquire
- >students centered teaching methods; and we try to make the case for our
- >approach on the basis of good theory and good practice. We feel that our
- >novice instructors are able, in this way, to provide a solid writing course
- >for their students and to learn a great deal themselves about the teaching of
- >writing.
- --deletions
- >better idea of what they are doing. (Most of the "creative" assignments I have
- >So, given the
- >resources our universities are willing to devote to writing instruction, I
- >don't think we need to be too apologetic about being a little rigid.
- >
- David Schwalm has pointed out a, as he said, classic dilemma. What do you
- do when you DO have creative teachers teaching creatively at cross purposes.
- Without a structure, he calls it rigidity, there is trouble.
-
- I would just caution against lumping all "novices" and all "part-timers" in
- the same package. There are quite a few very professional part-timers out
- there, many of whom are overlooked because of a kind of suspicion that "if
- they were any good" they would be full-timers. T'aint so.
- Peace, David Tillyer, CCNY
-