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Direct linkAnderson, Jeff – Educational Leadership, 2006
The writing teacher's foremost job is leading students to see the valuable ideas they have to express. Writing is a way to share those ideas with the world rather than a way to be wrong, Anderson asserts. Teachers and parents too often focus on errors in student writing. This focus gives students the impression that writing well is about avoiding…
Descriptors: Writing Teachers, Student Attitudes, Grammar, Writing Instruction
