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It is commonplace that literature, paintings and musical compositions have been inspired by persons, conditions or circumstances which later become associated with the work. Nothing so dramatic as unrequited love or a dream vision lies behind Reflections, of course. Instead, it came about because of a reckless wager that I made to a class of twenty-seven students who were taking a graduate seminar in materials development from me in the spring of 1973. As nearly as I can recall, I said, "You appear to be a very large, talented, and energetic group of people." (Smiles.) "How would you like to try your hands at producing a textbook?" (Fading smiles.) "I'll bet that if we really tried, we could put together a book of readings—an experimental reader—that would be a great deal better than anything around. . . . Would you like to try?" (Muttering and mumbling.) Finally, a hand went up and a clear question emerged: "Will you teach us how to do that?" And I replied, "I've never done this kind of project with a class before. Maybe it's too ambitious. But I think that we'll all teach each other. Shall we try it?" The class looked eager and pleased. The consensus was clearly affirmative. In

Author

Patricia Ackert with Nicki Giroux de Navarro

Publisher

Boston, Mass.: Heinle & Heinle Publishers

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780838427804

Subjects

Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Education