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2007 · New York

Ten Thousand New Reasons For Never Adopting a Com-position Textbook

Session D.8

Area: Practices of Teaching Writing · family: Teaching and pedagogy

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Chair Michael Blitz John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York → John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Speakers Claude Hurlbert Indiana University of Pennsylvania → Indiana University of Pennsylvania First Reason: National Socialism, the Military, and The World Bank
Speakers Dawn Fels Indiana University of Pennsylvania → Indiana University of Pennsylvania Second Reason: Standardized Testing, Standardized Testing, Standardized Testing
Speakers Roseanne Gatto Indiana University of Pennsylvania → Indiana University of Pennsylvania Third Reason: They Are So Disappointing
Speakers Derek Owens St. John’s University, New York, NY → St. John's University Fourth Reason: The Ten Thousand Writing Projects Project—Creating a Sustainable Alternative to Textbook Consumption

Source

NCTE's program, near page 120 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Ten Thousand New Reasons For Never Adopting a Com-position Textbook.” 2007 Convention Program, New York, session D.8. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.