Word: fiction
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Having taught in the Expository Writing program for the past seven years, I cannot pass over in silence the regrettable, not to say shameful, decision to terminate Expository Writing 13 (Fiction...
Marius apparently has extensive administrative support in his decision to cancel fiction and his attitude toward teaching. Members of the Standing Committee on Expository Writing interviewed yesterday, said they will back his decision...
...Thomson said the basis of the difficulty lies in her fundamental philosophical difference with Marius over the role of a teacher. Thomson says she believes good teaching demands compassion toward students as well as detached criticism. "Marius major objection to fiction and the way we teach it is that we deal with emotion," she noted, and added Marius' decision reflects Harvard's reluctance to admit that good teaching involves caring about students...
...order to ensure that fiction students received enough training in expository prose, Marius said he wanted to direct fiction next year, but Rich refused, saying Marius would have enough impact on the program through his role as Expos director and fiction teacher. At that point, Marius said he decided he could not compromise and canceled Expos...
...Faculty member, who asked to remain anonymous, said he believes fiction would have been canceled this year no matter who directed the program, in view of growing Faculty suspicion of the educational value of the course. Standing Committee members, however, said yesterday they did not impose such a condition when they hired Marius...