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...First, the claim that Expos is “useless and boring” to students is not borne out by the evidence of considerable satisfaction among those who take the course. The program??s evaluations each semester repeatedly show students referencing and then refuting an urban myth about the “dreaded” Expos requirement. At the end of the term, students say they found the course much better than they had heard it would be. They voice surprise that they actually learned something useful about academic writing and found the intellectual projects they undertook...
...Does Expos need to work on integrating its lessons more powerfully and usefully into the undergraduate curriculum? Certainly. The program??s preceptors, however, are not the problem, as the editorial implies, and claims about the diminishing quality of hires are altogether false, as is the speculation linking the quality of instruction to “tightened spending within the program??s budget.” The measures of fiscal restraint undertaken in the past two months, primarily around social events spending, extra compensation practices, and publication costs, have had nothing to do with salaries or hiring...
...many systemic problems are festering within the Expository Writing program, from dissatisfaction amongst preceptors to a lack of interest on the part of faculty and administrators to a dearth of funding.These problems are too large for quick fixes and stopgap measures. Instead of pursuing reforms such as changing the program??s leadership, increasing funding, forcing indifferent professors to pay attention to the program, and reducing class sizes, the University should reevaluate Expository Writing altogether. Specifically, we hope that Expository Writing will be radically downsized and required only for those who fail to demonstrate competency on a placement test.Part...
...salaries for Expos preceptors have not increased, according to the program??s interim director, Thomas R. Jehn. One member of the program said that spending within Expos has tightened, as allowances for supplies have dwindled...
...program??s low pay requires many preceptors to teach year-round, leaving little time for them to write on their...