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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!darwin.sura.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!!COLLEGE,
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  4. Message-ID: <MBU-L%92122808494496@TTUVM1.BITNET>
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  6. Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 09:48:00 EST
  7. Sender:       "Megabyte University (Computers & Writing)" <MBU-L@TTUVM1.BITNET>
  8. From:         "Rhoda Carroll, Vermont College,
  9.               Montpelier" <RHODA%MUNIN@NORWICH.BITNET>
  10. Subject:      High school/college comp courses
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  13. Bill Condon, your posting wasn't too long.  It was great. But I wish for
  14. an understanding of what you meant by your statement that college comp
  15. courses are not
  16.  
  17. >courses that teach "what students should have learned in high school."  We
  18. >must make the point that we teach "college" writing--forms of academic
  19. >writing that students can't learn in high school, even if they want to,
  20. >forms that are crucial to their success in a college classroom.
  21.  
  22. High school gave many of my students a (perhaps unconsciously held) standard
  23. for what "English class" should be, and so when they need to criticize me,
  24. they'll sometimes say that my course is too much or not enough like high school.
  25. I'd like to hear how you characterize the difference; you'll
  26. probably be more graceful and succinct than I could ever be,
  27.  
  28. Happy New Year to you and the rest of the  Megabyte community.
  29.  
  30. Rhoda Carroll
  31. Rhoda Carroll*Vermont College of Norwich University*Rhoda@Norwich.Bitnet
  32.