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Kyle Dodson

A Brief History of Rhetoric and Composition - 1 views

www.bedfordstmartins.com/...history.html

Education teachers History

shared by Kyle Dodson on 18 Nov 10 - Cached
  • Kyle Dodson on 18 Nov 10
     
    The title is a little misleading, because it is not necessarily "brief." However, it offers a history of teaching English. In case anyone needed more of a historical background of how teaching English was developed. The article explains how the trend shifted from the teacher as an omniscient know-it-all, to a classroom focused on the students.
Jacob Eckrich

The "Canon" of English Literature - 2 views

faculty.goucher.edu/...anon_of_english_literature.htm

Literature Canon History

shared by Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Canonization also distorts literature and introduces predictable biases in interpretation
  • Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10
     
    This article deals with the issue of Literature canons, and how they are formed. Its kind of scary to see how the simple process of deciding what "literature" is in or out can distort one's perception of literature, as well as history.
Justin Norris

CA Senate Passes Bill Mandating Gay History in Public Schools | The Blaze - 0 views

www.theblaze.com/...-gay-history-in-public-schools

shared by Justin Norris on 15 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Justin Norris on 15 Apr 11
     
    Mandating a Gay History lesson in public schools in CA...I thought gay people wanted to feel just like everyone else? Looks like this alienates them even more so. I get that this was done with good intentions, but it will backfire.
Shannon George

A Brief History of Tenure - TIME - 1 views

www.time.com/...0,8599,1859505,00.html

shared by Shannon George on 09 Nov 10 - Cached
  • The problem with tenure, Rhee and other critics say, is that it inadvertently protects incompetent teachers from being fired.
  • Each state has its own stories: A Connecticut teacher received a mere 30-day suspension for helping students cheat on a standardized test; one California school board spent $8,000 to fire an instructor who preferred using R-rated movies instead of books; a Florida teacher remained in the classroom for a year despite incidents in which she threw books at her students and demanded they referred to her as "Ms. God."
  • And despite more than a century of social progress, the need to protect teachers from the whims (or the tyranny) of the community remains as important as ever
  • Shannon George on 09 Nov 10
     
    The article includes the ways in which teacher tenure began, as well as a brief synopsis about the conversation it enters.
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