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| Humor | 5 |
| Secondary Education | 4 |
| English Instruction | 2 |
| Futures (of Society) | 2 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Competency Based Education | 1 |
| Educational Change | 1 |
| Educational Problems | 1 |
| English Curriculum | 1 |
| Grammar | 1 |
| Language Usage | 1 |
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| English Journal | 5 |
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| Creative Works | 5 |
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
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Peer reviewedDeCuir, George – English Journal, 1979
Presents a fictional interview with an ineffective English teacher. (DD)
Descriptors: Educational Problems, English Instruction, Humor, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHeller, Stephen B. – English Journal, 1996
Spoofs grammar instruction using characters from William Faulkner's novel "As I Lay Dying." (RS)
Descriptors: Grammar, Humor, Language Usage, Novels
Peer reviewedRochelle, Larry – English Journal, 1980
An imaginative, humorous alternative to the present state of affairs in secondary education, calling for students and their mothers to exchange their daily drudgery. (JT)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Humor, Life Style, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEnglish Journal, 1980
A spoof about how English might be taught a decade from now in a worst-of-all-possible worlds. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Futures (of Society), Humor, Mass Media
Peer reviewedJacob, Kay – English Journal, 1982
Satirizes the teaching of basic skills in isolation and the placing of test results above true learning. (RL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, English Curriculum, Futures (of Society)
