Citation: Inman, Olewski Joyce. “In the Absence of Grades: Dissonance and Desire in Course-Contract Classrooms.” College Composition and Communication, National Council of Teachers of English, 2018, Vol. 69 (4), pp.30-32. Summary: Joyce Olewski Inman and Rebecca A. Powell borrow from the pedogogies of Danielewicz, Elbow, Thelin, Shor and Inoue, in order to implement a study […]
Freedom
Passions First, Writing Second
For first year writing courses, I don’t care if my students leave with a love of English. I want my students to leave impassioned by something, impassioned by anything that they care about. The first step in enjoying reading and writing, in my opinion, is finding a topic or interest that one is invested in. […]
Freedom’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose
I don’t have insight at this point into how English 101 is meant to function for Western. It follows a writing across the curriculum model so there must be some notion about preparing students for the rest of college in the administration’s brain. I don’t understand how administrative decisions are made at universities in general, […]
Creating Fun Classroom Enviroments
My expectations in teaching writing this quarter derive largely from my past experiences in English courses; I hope to take the best aspects of each of my individual English classes and combine these with my personal sense of relaxed, fun, and productive learning. I strongly believe that students who look forward to class, who engage […]