Behind the Scenes        Head to Head        Postmodern Riff         

I think I began to have some intuition concerning part of what might be wrong after the first day of rough draft critique for paper number one. During this class which occurred in the third week out of a ten week quarter, two or three students read rough drafts out loud and I lead a class exploration of the merits of the drafts. What I began to notice halfway through this part of the class was that many students were surprised by something. Upon reflection I have decided it was my confidence and sense of authority. They looked at me, and they listed to me differently that day.