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A great treatise on the problems in teaching writing today, but stops short of practical solutions.

This book isn't just for writing teachers, but for all teachers and administrators who have ever questioned why students and/or teachers struggle. For me, it felt a little like he was preaching to the choir, but also validating my philosophies and practices. There were a few takeaways that will help me improve my practice as a teacher of writing. What more could I ask? #teachersoflitsy

"Writing is thinking, and I have yet to meet a writer who thinks in sentences. To suggest we must know sentences before we start to write is a lie."

#truth #writing #teachersoflitsy

Well if I had known I was this close to being done I would have saved my last post for a review. Anyway, I really enjoyed this read and definitely expect my teaching to change because of it. If you are a teacher, I suggest getting this book! #bbrc #growup #nonfiction

John Warner is my new hero. My College English class is going to be very different next school year. 😎 #teachers #nonfiction

“A world that suggests those years (between five and twenty two) are merely preparation for the real stuff, and the real stuff is almost entirely defined by your college and/or career, is an awfully impoverished place. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, but neither is sleepless, stressed, and medicated.” p. 138, “Why School?”, Why They Can‘t Write, John Warner #teacher #vhsreads

“But giving students time and space to think is a dangerous proposition when compliance is so valued. Thinking is both invisible and unknowable, and even ungovernable.” -p 53, “The Problem of Surveillance”, Why They Can‘t Write.

This chapter would make a great nonfiction pairing with 1984 and the whole Big Brother thing I believe. #teacher #nonfiction #bigbrother #students #education

I may have skipped ahead a little in my reading...but still I wish this was something more policy makers realized. Just let me teach writing! #vhsreads #teachers