Monday, August 31, 2009

Stanley Fish "What should colleges teach?"

Reading Stanley Fish and his opinions and out look on the college curriculum really opened my eyes to things i may have not thought about before. For instance, he studied 104 different English sections, to only find that 4 had actually pertained to writing. I found it quite interesting that out of so many, only 4 had taken the time to study the importance of writing, and how to become a better writer. Also, when he presented his research he was accused of being a reactionary who knew nothing about current trends of English. For someone of such high studies, to be shut down and told he does not know what he was talking about or doing, surprises me. Finally, when finishing reading the paper i found many topics I could agree with, with others that i could not find so much a reasoning of dislike. Stanley Fish, did a good job looking into the curriculum and it definitely has opened my eyes to different things.

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