Question: What have we
learned about teaching secondary English in the 100 years that the NCTE has
been in existence?
Answer/Quote:
“First, we have learned that the teaching of traditional school grammar รก la
Warriner and that ilk does next to nothing to advance a better writing and even
correctness in writing.
“Second,
we have learned that writing is a process, though we may disagree about some
important parts of the process.
“Third, we know that
real discussion…is essential to learning how to interpret literature….
“Fourth, we know from a
very wide variety of studies in English and our of it, that students who are
authentically engaged with the tasks of their learning are likely to learn much
more than those who are not….” P. 189.
Comment: Traditional school grammar is useless in
improving writing or correctness. Writing is a process. Discussion is
significant in interpreting literature. Authentic engagement produces better
learning. Each of these findings calls for significant discussion. Try them
out on your colleagues. RayS.
Title: “Commenting on
‘Research in Secondary English, 1912-2011: Historical Continuities and
Discontinuities in the NCTE Imprint.’ ” George Hillocks Jr. Research in the Teaching of English (November 2011), 187-192.
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