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Two of my favorite r/c books (more comp-y): Terms of Work for Composition. Bruce Horner. Bootstraps: From an Academic American of Color. Victor Villanueva.

Critical thinking refers not to a set of rational principles to be developed irrespective of context, but to lens of analysis and interpretation that are specific to disciplines, communities, and classrooms. When I find that students are not producing the analysis that I am looking for, it is because I have not provided them the tools for that analysis in the form of vocabulary, concepts, examples, etc. You must ask yourself: what kind of analysis do I want students to make? What am I hiding in the term "critical thinking"? Then you must offer your students the conceptual conditions necessary for thinking that way. You can, of course, allow room for creativity, but students need the foundation for creativity in specific contexts. I suggest finding an article that does that kind of analysis for them to read or directly teaching vocabulary and concepts they need.

I don't know that there is a "wrong" choice here. Both offers look great! You might want to try and speak to a graduate student at each campus to get a feel for the culture of the program.

Difficult because it's such a big field. I can tell you some of the books/articles that have influenced me most or got me thinking: Paolo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. James Berlin, Rhetorics, Poetics, and Cultures David Bartholomae, Inventing the University (article)

Hey all, I'm looking to buy a new laptop or notebook and want to know if anyone has a good recommendation. My needs are very low; it has to: 1) Have windows 7 (what would I do without it?) 2) Have the capacity to run Microsoft Word, Adobe programs, and internet research (mostly text articles, no heavy graphics) 3) Have a comfortable keyboard 4) Battery life is a plus but I plan on using this mostly in my office, which has a plug 5) Be very cheap Does anyone have experience with a laptop that meets these specs?

Currently living in Pullman, so I'll tip my 2 cents in on a more positive note. I feel one of the benefits of Pullman is you don't need a car, actually. You can walk to campus from most places in town, and they have a pretty comprehensive bus system. That said, the town is extremely hilly. In fact the entire area is probably one of the hilliest places in America, up there with San Fran and whatnot, so walking can work up some cardio. Like others have said, Pullman is a small town. It has nice bars and a few cozy hideouts, but no major shopping centers. Personally I don't find this a problem, as malls don't appeal to me much unless I want to buy new jeans or something (and then Moscow's mini-mall works just fine). For others, including some of my friends, Pullman is a little too small, so they like to get out to at least Spokane every three months or so. The drive isn't that far. The guy above painted Pullman weather a little extreme. Like the rest of America, Pullman and Washington had a pretty warm winter. The average temperature was 30-40 degrees, and we only had one snowfall that made an impact--about two feet. It'll probably be colder next year, but on the plus side summers here are AMAZING. May through July it's a cool 60-70 degrees, it never rains, the sky is spotted with a few friendly white clouds, and the sun is up at 4:30 and doesn't set till going on 8 or 9. It's absolutely wonderful for hiking and outside stuff, and even moreso because the Palouse is quite pretty. As for how respected the university is, its unhelpful to speculate generally at the graduate level. Not to preach to the choir, but it's all about a specific program within that university, who they have and what they do for their students. Even moreso what your interest is within that program.