User:John White

I am an Associate Professor of Education at Austin College, a private Liberal Arts College located in Sherman,TX. I hold a B.A. in English (1966), M.S. in English Education (1971, and Ph. D (1981), all from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. I taught High School English for twelve years in Decatur, Illinois, and am currently completing my 33rd year at Austin College. I am excited about the new paradigms for teaching and learning. Young people use the PLE concept in their personal interests (my grandson learned all he needed to know to help him acquire, raise, and train a rabbit). Sadly he sees no connection between that kind of learning and what he is asked to do in school. His questions are never his.