Journal 5

Alicia Leavitt
When it comes to the topic of English and what are English studies, most of us would readily agree that it has grown tremendously in the past 100 years. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of years ago when scholars wanted to in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s wanted to educate middle class students in creative writing, and English education. Scholars were not sure how this would go since English education had always been disciplined and structured. However, Connors a scholar differs with this notion. He states that this was a good change for all American professionals. He stated that with this new idea of teaching brought new students with fresh ideas and let earnest students know they are capable of learning new English, and creative writing. This is an issue that scholars care about because this affected how teachers started to teach there students. “Young professors had always been forced to teach composition, and most of them had gritted their teeth.”(pg.24). the stakes that come with this debate is whether or not all professors and students accept these new ideas and views. Since a lot of the professors were ready to escape literature, this would stir a bit of controversy to professors who were not ready for change.