Uptaught Author:Ken MacRorie In this passionate book, Ken Macrorie lays the blame for classroom dissatisfaction on the faculty, epitomized by Percival the computer, blind electronic enforcer of the academic cliches. Percival asks students to express something worthwhile then denies them a true voice in which to say it. He functions well in the university, dedicated to the f... more »ree pursuit of truth and organized to systematically prevent it. Macrorie, once a Percival himself, writes with perception and humor of his own frustrating voyage out of darkness. He admits the feeling of power that came when he discovered the key to what he calls "The Third Way" of teaching, a path toward mutual respect and instructive dialogue.« less