tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873636167406910107.post5247325025884110787..comments2023-11-21T14:57:43.656-05:00Comments on Carol Willette Bachofner: Tricks of the Trade, or just "tricks"Carol Willette Bachofnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10851607014763514265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873636167406910107.post-34921292584417974922012-09-13T01:23:45.829-04:002012-09-13T01:23:45.829-04:00I think this is a false thing, to be protested and...I think this is a false thing, to be protested and rebuked by anyone with a brain and a conscience.Carol Willette Bachofnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851607014763514265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873636167406910107.post-17013882356101025422012-08-28T13:13:55.754-04:002012-08-28T13:13:55.754-04:00Carol, you probably know how I feel about the five...Carol, you probably know how I feel about the five paragraph essay. heh What do you think about the method of "norming" on the college campus? That method where comp instructors have to sit in the same room and read the same essays and assign them numerical scores (no comments) based upon a rubric mandated from somewhere above. Then said instructors have to sit in the room until they all compromise and agree on the same grade.<br />LuanneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369719625796930209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873636167406910107.post-78350082099247282152012-08-24T21:29:42.454-04:002012-08-24T21:29:42.454-04:00I too was horrified to see the lack of basic skill...I too was horrified to see the lack of basic skills. I am cheered here in Rockland because the faculty are well aware and are poised to do something serious about this problem.Carol Willette Bachofnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851607014763514265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873636167406910107.post-22579904951934209292012-08-24T15:21:58.695-04:002012-08-24T15:21:58.695-04:00Carol,
I hope you've sent this to all the supe...Carol,<br />I hope you've sent this to all the superintendents of schools in Maine. Better yet, send it to the head of the U.S.Dept.of Education!!! This blog is essential reading for teachers,and parents, everywhere. When David taught in A NYC college, he was horrified at the lack of basic writing skills in graduate as well as undergraduate students.gayle portnownoreply@blogger.com