Bishop

A large, looming question this semester is: what could ______ have done if he/she had lived longer? Bishop died at a comparatively young age next to some of the other late theorists we have studied this semester. 

As for her teaching methods, it seems that if writing can be taught in an interesting and creative way, it should be done. However, I think that someone in the class said it very well, that those who are gifted in a certain way of teaching should teach that way, but should not expect others to follow her lead. Creative non-fiction and personal narrative are very useful for getting students to write, but those skills, alone, do not necessarily teach a student to prepare for writing for the university, nor for the real world. Additionally, not all students are talented at being creative, and the best that they can learn to do is write cleanly and succinctly so that they can get their ideas across. Having the option of writing creatively in a composition classroom, however, might have a positive effect.

I know, though, that whatever opinions I might have about Bishop, after knowing so little, will not do her justice.