Thanks to Bill McCleary for his offer to work with a teacher! Great idea!

I'd like to ask for a clarification, though, on this point:

"Nor do I agree that having college professors
tell pre-college teachers what they want done will be very
productive. NCTE was, after all, started as a rebellion against
colleges telling high school teachers what literature they should
teach."

Does this refer to college teachers in general (all subjects) telling 
high school teachers which language and writing skills should be taught 
in high school? Or is it about college professors who are language 
experts giving guidance on the accuracy and likely effectiveness of a 
language/grammar curriculum?

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Johanna Rubba   Associate Professor, Linguistics
English Department, California Polytechnic State University
One Grand Avenue  • San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Tel. (805)-756-2184  •  Fax: (805)-756-6374 • Dept. Phone.  756-2596
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http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba
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