Editor's Introduction : First year writing special issue

Abstract

First-Year Composition at the University of Missouri--English 1000-- is characterized above all by its diversity. While broad guidelines and goals underwrite what a phalanx of instructors implement in nearly 200 sections each year, the freedom instructors possess to teach to their strengths and interests is a hallmark that, if the essays in this issue are any indication, is a boon to MU students.