The Global Future of English Studies by James F. English provided me with valuable insight into the field of creative writing via the section called “Creative Writing for a Creative Economy.” English’s text provided me with some useful information regarding the statistics of creative writing majors across the United States. He indicates, “As recently as…
How the University Works by Mark Bousquet continues to enrage me simply based on the solid facts that he consistently provides about the pitfalls of higher education. In Chapter 4, “Students Are Already Workers,” he successfully portrays the depressing reality that most college students face when forced to decide how to fund their college education. …
The main part of Debates in the Digital Humanities that resonated with me the most deals with the discussion about copyeditors and the future of correction. Unfortunately, I did find myself skimming over this text because the author does not seem to possess any personality in his writing whatsoever. However, he did allow me to…
How the University Works, by Marc Bousquet possesses similar elements of previously assigned readings that continue to convince me that I am an “educational train wreck” about to derail at any given moment. Not only does he provide valuable insight into the field of higher education, he also paints a vivid picture that working in…
Diane Ravitch continues her discussion about No Child Left Behind in the latter half of her text with eloquence and meaningful depth. As a young educator, I know what it is like to be “taught to the test” and to suffer though the rigor of the PSSA assessments. During the 2012-2013 school year, I also…
The Death and Life of the Great American School System by Diane Ravitch is simply a gem because it is the God’s honest truth. I am currently in my third year of teaching and I am already showing signs of burn out. Not only do I face tremendous pressure from the Supervisor of Education to…
Anne Donadey’s discussion about Feminism, Genders, and Sexualities sparked my interest while reading through Introduction to Scholarship in Modern Languages and Literatures in preparation for this week’s class session. She indicates that “One aspect of sexuality that began to receive some attention in the 1990s is bisexuality” (Nicholls, 231). Gay and lesbian studies and queer…
Introduction to Scholarship in Modern Languages and Literatures offers readers a wealth of useful information applicable to students in the English Studies discipline. Personally, I found the texts provided by the various authors who contributed to the book to be quite informative and reinforcing since I learned about many of these topics as an undergraduate…
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Intro to English Studies @ KU 