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- ISSN: 0010-096X
- E-ISSN: 1939-9006
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Composition as a Thermostatic Activity
- Source: College Composition & Communication, Volume 60, Issue 4, Jun 2009, p. 728 - 745
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- 01 Jun 2009
Abstract
This essay offers Neil Postman’s thermostatic metaphor as a model for critical teaching. In this model, the role of the composition teacher is that of a thermostat that responds to a changing ideological environment by offering counterbalance. Such a stance is an anti-stance since it requires the teachers to enact philosophies and pedagogies, rather than holding them.
© 2009 by the National Council of Teachers of English