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ERIC Number: EJ339911
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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When the Morale Really Slips.
Simmons, John
English Journal, v75 n5 p56-58 Sep 1986
Notes that while personal satisfaction and academic self-esteem are reasons for English teachers to improve and grow, they are often thwarted in their efforts by a system that requires a heavy load of paperwork, censors their methods and materials, emphasizes grammar in testing, and offers few rewards for scholarly self-improvement. (SRT)
Descriptors: Censorship, English Instruction, Grammar, Literature, Secondary Education, Speech Communication, Teacher Education, Teacher Morale, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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