[Teaching_Composition] Critical vs Radical

[Irvin Peckham]

Thank you, Kathy.
That's how I remember reading the article. 

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<<I didn't read her saying that students were incapable of dealing with
political realities.  Republicans, maybe, but not all young people.>>

Okay, this almost made my laugh my afternoon coffee right onto the keyboard.
Seems spot on, though--Hairston's was less a "you can't handle The Truth!"
stance than a "Teacher's version of Truth shouldn't drown out the marvelous
diversity of truths students bring, from which everyone in the room might
learn much" stance.  It's a generous, appreciative view of students, not a
dismissive one.


Kathy

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