One aspect of my job is to promote writing across the curriculum at the university. Today I moderated a discussion featuring faculty from each department talking about their practices, theories, and concerns related to student writing in their discplines.
Later in the afternoon, I happened to hear a related essay read by Bruce Berg on Prairie Public Radio's program "Hear It Now." Listen to it by clicking on this link (it will launch Windows Media Player) and fast-forward to about the 42:35 mark. It lasts four minutes or so. See where you stand in regard to Berg's ideas about higher education's duty to preserve "the health of the written word."
I think it's sad how little people read books anymore...it's the reason my generation is so stupid
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