Confessions of a Former Composition Border Collie: Losing and Finding the Edge in Writing Instruction
by Richard Milligan In the iconic Cold War American military drama Top Gun, the most renowned pilot in an elite flight training school, Cougar, played by John Stockwell, remarks: “I’m holding on too tight, I’ve lost the edge.” In my experience as a Writing Intensive Program (WIP) coach, I have had a welcome opportunity to reflect…