The bad idea that I will be discussing in this paper is that Dual Enrollment Writing Classes Should Be Pursued. The better idea is that Dual Enrollment Writing Classes should not be Pursued. In addition, dual enrollment writing classes contain instructors who don’t have enough experience and prior knowledge about the college writing, conflicting cultures and pedagogies, and teachers should take programs of e
ducation to provide them the understanding and practical theoretical knowledge.
There are many factors that play into the Dual Enrollment writing classes and the main problem is the teacher. They don’t have enough prior knowledge and understanding of the class to fully know what to teach the students. As stated in the Bad Ideas About Writing Article “High-school instructors may not have any experience in teaching college-level writing courses; most have experience only in teaching literature, creative writing, and speech or journalism courses. This lack of experience teaching at the university level compounded by a lack of training from the university could result in conflicting information being relayed to students about what college-level writing means.” (Wilkinson 6) Therefore, to conclude the sentence above many high school instructors lack the prior knowledge or experience to teach Dual Enrollment class.
Concepts and topics taught in Dual Enrollment Writing Classes may vary based on the high school instructor or college professor. Furthermore, as stated in the Contesting the Space between High School and College in the Era of Dual Enrollment article it states, “the obvious differences in composition pedagogy between high school and college instruction are the many contextual and cultural differences that exist between secondary and postsecondary institutions.” (Tinberg and Nadeau 25) In contrast, many high school teachers and college professors teach in many different ways mainly because of culture and the way they wish to teach.
Due to high school teachers not having enough experience or prior knowledge of the subject of Dual Enrollment Writing classes. They should enroll themselves in programs or classes to improve their prior knowledge and educate themselves on the idea. As stated in the article Position Statement on the Preparation and Professional Development of Teachers of Writing “Programs for the preparation and continuing education of teachers of English and language arts, at all levels, should include opportunities for prospective and active teachers…” (CCCC Task Force on the Preparation of Teachers of Writing). Correspondingly, if you were to read further into the passage you would discover the different ways and techniques of English teachings.
In essence, there are many other reasons why Dual Enrollment Writing Classes should not be pursued, taken and taught by high school instructors/teachers, however the main reasons above are the most important and crucial to the concept or idea.In similar, students especially Dual Enrollment students need to be cautious about taking any classes/subjects either at the high school and college.
Work Cited:
Caroline W., “Dual Enrollment Writing Classes Should Always Be Pursued” Bad Ideas About Writing
Howard Tinberg and Jean Paul Nadeau’s “Contesting the Space between High School and College in the Era of Dual-Enrollment” in College Composition and Communication. June 2011
Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Position Statement on the Preparation and Development of Teachers of Writing,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. 1982. Web.28 College Composition and Communication Vol.33, No.4, Dec 1982