Early in our careers, when we were fresh-faced and idealistic (we still are!) the prepackaged curriculum and the advice of more experienced colleagues was the go-to resource. Largely, we were advised ...

In short, instructions come from previous experience, whether that of others or your own, and become useful when the ...

I’m just not a good writer.”It’s a phrase teachers hear too often, usually at the exact moment a writing task is assigned.

Only two-thirds of college students in the United States have ever written a paper that's 10 pages or longer. This statistic is part of a new report by Primary Research Group, based on a survey of ...

At Smith, we believe writing is a crucial tool in all disciplines and that, as experts in their field, faculty are ideally positioned to teach it across the curriculum. Teaching students how to convey ...

People write for a variety of purposes—including recording, persuading, learning, communicating, entertaining, self-expression, and reflection—and proficiency in writing for one purpose does not ...

Have you ever asked yourself why some writing feels very clear and easy to understand, while other writing feels confusing? Many people face this situation in daily life. Sometimes we have good ideas ...

Writing is hard, and writing at length is harder. But there are no studies on whether it's better to teach students to write sentences before asking them to write at length. There isn’t much good ...