Homework, Monday, July 16, 2007

The Only New Thing Under the Sun: 25 Years of the National Writing Project
By Sheridan Blau
In this 1999 article—originally delivered as an address at the 25th anniversary celebration of the California Writing Project—Sheridan Blau recounts the core idea of writing project founder Jim Gray that the most reliable and credible solutions to the problems of learning and teaching are to be found in the wisdom and knowledge possessed by experienced and successful classroom teachers.

Tolerating Intolerance: Resisting the Urge to Silence Student Opinion in the Writing Classroom
By Sarah Rider
As Sarah Rider butts up against the white supremacist views of one her students, she comes to understand that “the value of diverse opinions in the classroom should not be restricted only to those that please the instructor."

Theory, Politics, Hope and Action
By Carole Edelsky
In recent years, with the influx into American schools of many thousands of students learning English, the National Writing Project and The Quarterly have given increasing attention to the concerns of these learners and their teachers.