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Linn, Bill | 1 |
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Larsen, Richard – College English, 1981
Responds to article by Bill Linn concerning the urban student's alienation and suggests that Linn may have a defeatist attitude. (MKM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Relevance (Education)

Linn, Bill – College English, 1981
Describes personal experiences teaching English in a ghetto high school. Suggests that the college teacher of English should know how little preparation these students have in the way of thinking and working by themselves and how little relevance college education may have for them. (MKM)
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Environment, Discipline Problems, English Curriculum