Chris Adams has been teaching developmental writing at BCC for many years. She recently wrote an article “Getting Personal”, about how heartbreaking it can be to read her students essays. It has made it difficult for her to assign these kind of personal essays, but she misses the connection that can come with them. Read on about the way she has been able to bring connection back into the classroom without heartbreak.
Thanks for sharing this. There’s nothing as interesting as a professor’s experience with students, and their reflections upon that.