🚀 go-pugleaf

	I keep making mental notes of how I would like to teach (when 
finally given the chance), and I have found myself sort of despairing at
what seems to be the traditional approach to teaching freshmen--that is,
it seems as though I am trying to apprentice future engineers and business-
types in the fine art of being an English major. Realizing how much I 
typically resent having another's agenda being shoved down my throat and
remembering how often people say, "when am I ever going to need to know
_______(how to use the MLA guide, perhaps)_____ ," I am wondering if there
is a way for me--certainly not well-versed in other disciplines--to teach
others to write within the context of a field they actually have some 
interest in. About the only thing I can think of in regards to writing
assignments is to have each student read a technical article (of whatever
nature) and synopsize it in layman's terms. I see this skill as one of
ever-increasing importance (and RARITY)! What else would you recommend?
	By the way, I am somewhat notorious for re-inventing stuff. Have I
just described the "interdisciplinarity" that I keep hearing about but
never defined?  Well, even if I have, please use this post as a chance to
get a new (ball of) thread going...
Thanks for any suggestions!
Craig E. Canevit, the man who also brought you memes, fractals, the 
dialectic, and the screwdriver...