So far Scholes’ book has been the most interesting and enlightening of the books we have read thus far in the semester. Upon finishing The Rise and Fall of English I can truly say I have come away with some knowledge of the problems in English studies and how it is possible to fix them. Scholes [...]
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Closing thoughts on Scholes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged discipline, Scholes, thoughts on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Insightful, all around great read
Posted in thoughts, tagged classroom, discipline, english, Pacesetter English, responsibility, students, truth on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As if this wasn’t already evident in my reaction to the first half of his narrative last week, I find Scholes’ book so refreshing. I am not an English teacher, so I suppose I may not understand if his methods or proposals could be accepted in high school curricula, but nevertheless, I think he is [...]