Category Archives: Teaching Composition

who teaches?

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Michael

When I was student teaching, my cooperating teach gave me a book, The Courage to Teach, by Palker J. Palmer. She inscribed, beautifully: Mike- This is a book that always reminds me of what is important in this job. I … Continue reading →

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Must We Have a Cultural Revolution?

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Michael

Kampf, Louis. “Must We Have a Cultural Revolution?“ CCC 21 (1970): 245-249. This article was cited by Sirc when I read Composition as a Happening, and I only knew that it was from the 1970s and that Kampf called Composition … Continue reading →

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some last thoughts from Uptaught

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Michael

I just finished reading Uptaught. A few excerpts and thoughts: MULTIPLE CHOICE The student looks at the test and says, “Dammit! c is right and b is right, but it says up aove there’s only one right answer!” It may … Continue reading →

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Macrorie on the Socratic Method

Posted on June 27, 2006 by Michael

From Uptaught: A couple of years ago I attended a general education conference where a young leader of a new school at the University of Chicago told of his supposedly radical methods of teaching. He had found the Socratic method. … Continue reading →

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Macrorie: Student as Slave

Posted on June 26, 2006 by Michael

In my previous post, I discussed Macrorie’s book Uptaught and how, in the chapter “Discipline,” the student essays didn’t have the criticism (or analysis) that I would like: they were enjoyable to read, but that’s it. I just read a … Continue reading →

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