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008			180423t20182018mdua b 001 0 eng
010			_a2018013348
020			_a1421427109 _q(hardcover ; _qacid-free paper)
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050	0	0	_aLB1576 _b.W2596 2018
082	0	0	_a808/.042071 _223
100	1		_aWarner, John, _d1970-
245	1	0	_aWhy they can't write : _bkilling the five-paragraph essay and other necessities / _cJohn Warner.
264		1	_aBaltimore, Maryland : _bJohns Hopkins University Press, _c2018.
264		4	_c©2018.
300			_aviii, 271 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.
505	0		_aJohnny could never write -- The writer's practice -- The five-paragraph essay -- The problem of atmosphere -- The problem of surveillance -- The problem of assessment and standardization -- The problem of education fads -- The problem of technology hype -- The problem of folklore -- The problem of precarity -- Why school? -- Increasing rigor -- Making writing meaningful by making meaningful writing -- Writing experiences -- Increasing challenges -- What about academics? -- What about grammar? -- What about grades? -- What about the children? -- What about the teachers?.
520			_aThere seems to be widespread agreement that--when it comes to the writing skills of college students--we are in the midst of a crisis. In Why They Can't Write, John Warner, who taught writing at the college level for two decades, argues that the problem isn't caused by a lack of rigor, or smartphones, or some generational character defect. Instead, he asserts, we're teaching writing wrong. Warner blames this on decades of educational reform rooted in standardization, assessments, and accountability. We have done no more, Warner argues, than conditioned students to perform'writing-related simulations,'which pass temporary muster but do little to help students develop their writing abilities. This style of teaching has made students passive and disengaged. Worse yet, it hasn't prepared them for writing in the college classroom. Rather than making choices and thinking critically, as writers must, undergraduates simply follow the rules--such as the five-paragraph essay--designed to help them pass these high-stakes assessments.In Why They Can't Write, Warner has crafted both a diagnosis for what ails us and a blueprint for fixing a broken system. Combining current knowledge of what works in teaching and learning with the most enduring philosophies of classical education, this book challenges readers to develop the skills, attitudes, knowledge, and habits of mind of strong writers.
650		0	_aCritical thinking _xStudy and teaching _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xComposition and exercises _xStudy and teaching _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xRhetoric _xStudy and teaching _zUnited States.
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