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Peer reviewedWade, Philip – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1984
Decries the back to basics movement and suggests that it is not the place of those with doctoral degrees to teach spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Proposes that the proper place for such instruction is in the primary grades. (RBW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Back to Basics, Employment Opportunities, English Curriculum
