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Elbow makes a distinction between the writer and the academic by showing the different emphasis' in either reading or writing. For an academic, reading great works is the best way to learn and experience language. This is because, according to Bartholomae, there are no original works and only those of great academics can be valued. Elbow however, finds that valuing the writer allows for students to express themselves and builds confidence. This confidence allows all writers, even non-academics, to feel like real writers whose text is important enough to be published. Academics have a notion that texts should be treated like peices in a muesum to be worshiped, something that could never be created by an ordinary person.
Posted by stra6907 on September 4, 2008
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