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,…
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…
A recent discussion on the WPA list concerning documentation styles made me think of some essays my students wrote recently. With Joe Harris and Patty…
I will try to make this post uncharacteristically quick because I’m tying to write out a thought that I am using in another essay. I…
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…
I am responding in part to Cheryl’s and Drew’s invitation to rant about bad ideas about writing. In their CFP, they referred to the 1975…
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…
Below is an essay assignment I am posting for my class next week. It’s a prelude to the next writing task, which will be to…