English profs cry themselves to sleep. Faced with the daily grind of an incoming freshman class woefully unprepared to write on the college level, they struggle to also impart some sense of the majesty of the written word to students chiefly trained in the art of taking tests. Indeed, the essay portion of SAT tests is no longer required of high school students. Yet even students bent on a course of studies leading to the proverbial well-paying job must be able to communicate on a rudimentary level, in the least. How can the well-intentioned instructor teach the basics of careful writing and...
English profs cry themselves to sleep. Faced with the daily grind of an incoming freshman class woefully unprepared to write on the college level, the...