Inside the Classroom (and Out) examines folklore and its many roles in 
education. Several articles explore teaching in rural school houses in 
the early twentieth century, while others provide insight into more 
serious academic scholarship in the field of folklore itself. One chapter 
looks at the "early years," including works about day care centers, 
scout programs, children's books, and the basic definition of what we 
mean by "folklore." Another chapter covers high school: cheerleading, 
football, yearbooks, and beliefs of Hispanic students. There is a 
chapter dedicated to Paul Patterson and his contribution to teaching; a 
chapter that covers college experiences, with stories about early 
Aggies, ghosts on university campuses, and collegiate cowgirls; and a 
chapter involving scholarly works, such as ways to help improve our 
memories, a linguistic study of cowboy poetry, and a comprehensive 
look at folklore studies.

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KENNETH L. UNTIEDT teaches English at Stephen F. Austin State 
University. He earned bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from 
Texas Tech University. He and his wife Tierney have four children and 
live in Nacogdoches, Texas.


Publications of the Texas Folklore Society LXII