Thank you, Alex, for saying so clearly and eloquently what I find myself having to explain every year to almost every class.
Things that particularly hit home:
It speaks volumes of our own program that having writing as the major evaluative component makes it a “writing course.”
and
This is up there with “Did I miss anything important on the first day?” as one of the dumbest questions ever. What am I supposed to say? “No, I consider myself a ‘soft’ grader; perhaps even lackadaisical”?
Read the whole thing. I’m going to post it on my door, and make it required reading for all of my students.
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