In Praise of Pedagogy: Poetry, Flash Fiction, and Essays on Composing

by David Starkey

In Praise of Pedagogy is unarguably a pedagogical work. Yet you won't find a dry, stuffy line anywhere in it. Front to back, this can't-put-it-down book offers creative writing by teachers about teaching writing. In poems and short fiction, over 60 contributors from high school and college classrooms deal with the myriad moments and matters nearly all English instructors are familiar with. As Ken Autrey notes in the Foreword, these pieces "offer tributes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893056082
• ISBN13: 9781893056084
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary