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Peer reviewedDonelson, Ken – English Journal, 2000
Offers quotes from articles about English teaching in the United States published in professional journals from 1847 to 1955. Suggests there never was a "golden age" of English teaching. Shows discussion and controversy about teaching writing, about what literature should be allowed in the schools, whether teaching grammar is worthwhile, and…
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Curriculum, Educational History, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedHipple, Ted – English Journal, 1997
Questions the value of classic literature in teaching secondary school students to read for pleasure. Suggests that a better vehicle for the same goal is young adult literature like "The Outsiders." (TB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Classics (Literature), Curriculum Evaluation, English Curriculum
Peer reviewedSarrett, Sylvia – English Journal, 1987
Contrasts the complaints of a class of gifted students about Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities" with their teacher's discomfort at sitting through the long and tedious movie "Brazil." (NKA)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Authors, Classics (Literature), Comparative Analysis
