the cross shaughnessy debate 2 by sharon salyer
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Mina Shaughnessy: Hero or Historical Figure
Historical BackgroundAcademic hierarchy promotes inequality
UniversityState CollegeCommunity College 1960's Civil rights era leads to open admissions.
Two Educators DebateWho should go to college, and who is in college
Patricia Cross"Sound analysis" of New Students ● Most New Students are not
minorities (36).● Students are unprepared for
college because of lack of effort and motivation.
● Schools should "develop individual talents" (vo-tech) rather than provide remedial classes(36).
● Some students are not suited for traditional education.
Mina Shaughnessy"Numbers distort the truth"
● CCNY is more diverse and representative of urban populations.
● Blames race and class prejudice for poor preparation.
● Teachers must remediate themselves and learn to teach Basic Writers.
Other Experts Chime In Possibilities why poor and minority students do poorly in college: ● Poor elementary and secondary schools.● Learning disabilities.● Lack of interest and motivation.
Open enrollment is "a silent contract of fraud" equivalent to the promise of catching the unreachable "brass ring" (37).
Cross's Thesis
1. Stop "guarding the tower" (status quo).2. Convert the Native (see students as
empty vessels).3. Observe students and themselves as
writers.4. Dive in (make the decision to remediate
themselves).
Shaughnessy's 4 Steps to Teacher Remediation
McAlexander, Patricia J. "Mina Shoughnessy and K. Patricia Cross: the forgotten debate over postsecondary remediation." Rhetoric Review 19.1-2 (2000): 28-41. Online.
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