And unto dust you shall return.
And unto dust you shall return.—Genesis, 3:19
I inflict English upon community college students. Most often, I carry out this excruciation in the precincts of English 101, that great, dark hall where fall many a student’s dreams of academic success. Next to College Algebra, perhaps there is no greater dream-scythe at work in academia. This can be a grim business, a crushing frustration for certain students who succeeded in high school and arrive at college thinking their high school strategies will carry them through college composition requirements.
Faculty members approach this field from a variety of personal styles. Some teachers are businesslike. They take the front, transparencies in hand, and march like Sherman toward the sea in fifty minutes. Cove
