When I decided, in high school, that I wanted to become an English teacher, I assumed English was about grammar. Particularly, I assumed English was about the use of proper grammar in writing. Of course, I did not want to be an English teacher because I was a Grammar Rant; I wanted to become an English teacher because I wanted, I needed African Americans to “write better.” I saw the struggles of my African American peers, and the lack of motivation they had for writing. I also heard how they spoke outside and sometimes inside the classroom. They…
Author: Rebecca Zantjer
Wonderful Faison
Rebecca Zantjer is a Master's student in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing at Michigan State University. Her thesis work revolves around understanding how difference is talked about and recognized in the usability/user experience community. Other research interests involve user experience research and design, storytelling for usability, and documentary filmmaking.