A variety of small pieces of wood intersect at different angles to cover create a complex pattern. Similarly, this blog consists of small pieces taking different angles on our ideas.

Our Class Blog

Come along as we explore Writing Pedagogies, historical to progressive. New posts arrive each week from late January through early May, 2023.


  • Timed Teaching

    This blog post discusses the standard expectations and outcomes writing teachers follow. Though, are they suitable for student growth?

  • Am I an experienced writer?

    Was everything I learned in all my years of school, a waste of time? Nancy Sommers concludes a study on student writers versus experienced writers.

  • The Systematic Seperation of Me From Me

    Education can no longer be perceived as a student processing facility. Both hooks and Sommers reflect a sense of writing and education as self-discovery.

  • Take that L

    Take that L

    Writing is all about taking Ls until they become Ws. Embrace messy drafts, revise relentlessly and turn failure into your best writing tool.

  • Embracing Failure…Is It Ok To Fail?

    Embracing failures and mistakes is what shapes the pathway for growth, experience, and development of revision skills for novice and experienced writers.

  • Revision, The True Meaning…or is it?

    Here you’ll find everyones thoughts on what it means to revise, along with some interesting insights from a case study by Nancy Sommers!