The author was invited as a teaching artist into a first-grade classroom in New York City to teach a 14-session poetry residency culminating in an anthology of student writing. They began by sitting together on a carpet by the interactive whiteboard and read aloud several examples of "I wish" poems from Kenneth Koch's (1970) wonderful…

Explores parallels between traditional linguistics and media study. (DD)

Describes some of the linguistic misinformation presented in a recent magazine article on the teaching of writing. (DD)

Discusses five qualities that underlie the approaches used by effective writing teachers. (DD)

Evaluates the importance of liberal arts and the mystique of education in everyday life by using personal anecdotes as illustrations. (EL)

Discusses the need for English teachers to have an historical perspective on their profession. (DD)

Part one of a two-part article, it provides a rationale for broadening linguistic theory to include multi-media language. (DD)

Points out the shortcomings of education in the 1950s--the "good old days." (EL)

Discusses 10 misconceptions about writing, including (1) the theory of divine inspiration, (2) the theory of creative padding, (3) the theory of profound authorities, and (4) the theory of predestined puppetry. (EL)

Offers three reasons why English teachers should spend more time studying educational/learning theories than looking for static, "practical" teaching ideas. (RL)

Provides a framework for an expanded view of language--moving beyond traditional verbal language--that will be useful to educators in the 1980s. (DD)

Suggests guidelines for the establishment of a conceptual basis for the junior high school program. (DD)

Educator and researcher Robert J. Sternberg's two theories, the theory of successful intelligence and theory of wisdom, are discussed. The teachers who wish to nurture students' expertise should take care of their analytical ability, creative and practical thinking.