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The Rime of the Ancient Proposal Writer: A Serio-Comic Moral Tale.

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Maggio, Joseph B. – Journal of Reading, 1979

This parody of Coleridge's poem notes some of the problems involved in accepting federal funds for education. The governmental emphasis on innovational programs is given special treatment. (MKM)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid

Brave New English Curriculum.

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Jacob, 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)