I’m still reading Tagg. He’s not giving me new information. As I pointed out in my previous blog–Tagg’s is progressive pedagogy: Dewey, Freire, Moffett, Judy,…
I’m keeping the syllabus conversation going. Below is an edited response to Bill Thelin, one of my good friends, who spends, I think, a fair…
On the WPA-l listserv, Kathleen Shine Cain asked for articles on writing for social justice. I think she has in mind a course teaching or encouraging…
I had a conversation yesterday with a colleague and good friend (a lot of these posts, I realize, are the consequence of conversations in which…
I’m going to try to connect three things: this beautiful day in New Jersey, Pope Francis, and writing as pleasure. I have just finished reading…
I had a conversation with a well-known rhetoric and composition scholar a few days ago. My friend made two claims common among writing teachers: teachers…
Wonderful CWPA 2015 conference at Boise. Thanks to all who worked to bring this off in the beautiful town of Boise. I want to come…
I should be doing other work, but I have continued to struggle through Micciche’s Doing Emotion this morning. The reading struggle has changed as I…
Below is a note that I sent to my students about our next essay: OK, here’s what I’m thinking about this next essay or re-vision…