Political moments in the classroom
By: Margaret Himley, with Kelly Le Fave, Allen Larson, and Susan Yadlon, and the Political Moments Study Group.
Contributors: Syracuse University. Political Moments Study Group.
Publisher: Boynton/Cook Publishers; Heinemann
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: College teaching -- Political aspects -- United States.; Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Political aspects -- United States.; Classroom environment -- Political aspects -- United States.; Teacher-student relationships -- United States.; Critical pedagogy -- United States.
Description: This book reprises the conversations of a group of educators in the writing program at Syracuse University over the course of two years. Through edited transcripts, reflective essays, and commentary, a panorama of political events unfolds as the participants share stories about their classroom experiences. We see teachers reflecting on their roles as facilitators, discussion leaders, audience, and employees. We see students presenting opinions that polarize a classroom. We see academic departments embroiled in controversy as the traditional canon is accepted, challenged, or enlarged. And we see educators from across the political spectrum questioning what and how to teach - and why.

Appropriate for educators in all disciplines, Political Moments in the Classroom will have special meaning for teachers of writing and composition, whose classrooms engage directly the dynamics of language and power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-136).