tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7081368936030528701.post8462448057809040406..comments2007-05-11T12:16:27.651-07:00Comments on Sweet Basic Writing!: First Week's ReadingsReader1http://www.blogger.com/profile/00999404358272338777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7081368936030528701.post-21839167049397002122007-02-03T13:52:00.000-08:002007-02-03T13:52:00.000-08:00Being from small rural communites where standard E...Being from small rural communites where standard English is rarely modeled in writing or in speech patterns can also be a serious problem--i.e., I think it has more to do with socioeconomics (not so much race, although the two sometimes correlate) and cultural dialects and attitudes about language.<br /><br />I'd bet you are right about MSU versus anywhere with open admissions. The quality of writing may still often be quite poor, but they must meet certain requirements before they are allowed to enroll. I know as a high school English teacher I've had plenty of papers that, at least at first glance, appeared as indecipherable jibberish (not just handwriting, but the syntax as well). What I'm also curious about is nearby community and jr. colleges with lower admissions requirements.<br />Anybody have any information in relation to that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7081368936030528701.post-79607486791365400372007-02-03T13:41:00.000-08:002007-02-03T13:41:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com