Synopsis
For courses in Freshman Orientation/Student Success/Freshman Composition.This anthology of imaginative literature–by student as well as professional writers–contains stories, poems, drama, essays, letters, and memoirs about all aspects of college life in order to motivate students, especially first year students, to read, discuss, write, and think critically about the problems and challenges of succeeding in college.
Higher Learning presents historical and cultural diversity which offers students a broader context in which to appreciate and understand the college experience. It appeals to students and teachers because it is written from their point of view, and allows students to see how their individual experiences fit into the culturally and historically diverse traditions and perspectives of university life. Significant changes in the third edition include: 18 new , diverse readings, 3 Research papers on timely topics, 21 student-written pieces, nearly 20 “First Generation” authors, examples class-tested writing assignments, and student responses to readings.
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Biographie de l'auteur
Patti See teaches courses in critical thinking, learning strategies, transitions to college, and third-wave feminism. She also supervises tutoring programs for students of color; students with disabilities; and first-generation, low-income students.
Her stories, poems, and essays have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. She speaks at universities and conferences on a variety of topics, including First-Year Experience, Third-Wave feminism, women in popular films, critical thinking, and creative writing. Patti was the recipient of the 2004 Academic Staff Excellence in Performance Award from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Bruce Taylor teaches courses in First-Year Experience, Introduction to College Writing, Creative Writing, and American Literature in the Honors Program. He is the author of five chapbooks of poetry; he is the editor of seven anthologies. His poetry, prose, and translations have appeared in such places as Carve Magazine, The Chicago Review, The Exquisite Corpse, The Nation Nerve, The New York Quarterly, The Northwest Review, Poetry, and E2ink-1: the Best of the Online Journals 2002.
He has also served as a member of the Literature Panel of the Wisconsin Arts Board and host of The Writer's Workshop: Wisconsin ETN, and he has served as program scholar and consultant for the Wisconsin Humanities Council, the Lila Wallace Foundation, the L.E. Phillips Library, and the Annenberg/CPB Project. Bruce has won awards and fellowships from the Wisconsin Arts Board, Fullbright-Hayes, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Bush Artist Foundation, and he was the recipient of the 2004 Excellence in Scholarship Award from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Quatrième de couverture
While attending a Written Communications course at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, one of Patti See's students complained, "How come we never read about people like us?" See and co-author Bruce Taylor began searching for "coming of age" stories about college students. Four years later, Higher Learning was born.
After using several selections from Higher Learning in two summer writing courses and three semesters of College Writing, the response from students has been phenomenal! The following student comments underscore the student appeal of this book:
"The reader Higher Learning is something that I will probably pick up again and read through."
"Within the first week of having the reader, I had already read the entire thing."
"It wasn't something that told me how to live my life and how to study, but it showed others (sic) past experiences."
"What this helped me realize is that little steps can be just as magnificent as those that shake the earth."
The authors are convinced that reading about the "experience" of college prepares students, especially freshmen, to better understand and deal with their own experiences. They also believe that exposing students to a wide variety of situations experienced by their peers, nurtures a sense of empathy and community that is sometimes lacking in a diverse world. Whether as a component of a student success course or a freshman writing course, the challenges and problems explored by the selections in this book offer valuable insight for any student.
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