by Amin Amouhadi Writing is a skill, and like any other, practice makes one better at it. This rather banal platitude, I will explain, should invoke a pregnant pause. What do we mean by ‘writing is a skill’? We are familiar with other skills, like swimming, driving, etc. What is common to them all is…
by James Strawn I can vividly remember the day in June that I received an email inviting me to serve as a TA in the upcoming fall semester. Considering the impacts that COVID-19 was having on university budgets nationwide, I was more than ecstatic that I had at least procured funding for the next semester.…
by Vanessa Swenson Writing is writing. I’ve reminded myself of this often this semester as I’ve worked as a WIP TA for two dance classes. I have never taken a dance class—or ever danced, really. I was excited to be able to work with students again, but I asked myself, what could I offer 100…
by Sam Bennett Above all, what does a student need from their writing teacher? What should be the centerpiece of writing pedagogy? The answer might seem obvious: to become a good writer, the student needs to appreciate the difference between good and bad writing. This way, they will have a clear goal at which to…