July 26, 2023, and July 19, 2024 In what feels like a divided, screenbound world, here’s something I think most Americans would agree on: we need to re-learn how to
July 3, 2023 Academic convention long eschewed first-person writing, for no good reason really. That is slowly changing. Even some scientists, trained to use the passive voice, have begun to
According to Greek mythology, Sisyphus was forced to ceaselessly roll a big stone up a hill. If we, English teachers, get feedback wrong, grading student essays can feel like a
By the time most students enter high school, they have already developed a fixed mindset about who they are as readers and writers. They will describe themselves as bad writers,