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Spinks, C. W. – 1982
Dreams can be used to draw students into an authentic expression of their creativity and to give them some validation for what they are as persons. A "dream seminar" in a writing course could have students read and discuss Whitman's "Leaves of Grass"; log, report, and discuss their dreams during the course; and explore other…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Emotional Experience, Expressive Language, Higher Education

Sardello, Robert J. – Teachers College Record, 1980
The classroom is a ritual space in which the wisdom of the past is enacted and the shape of society to come is determined. As seen in literary works, there is a division between liberal learning and the world of action. Liberal learning enacts large, universal patterns of action. (JN)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Expressive Language, Futures (of Society), General Education