Class Quote by Thom Gunn

“Grading doesn’t make my students better writers. Lots of practice coupled with meaningful feedback makes my students better writers.”

— Kelly Gallagher

My students - all adults - bring a lot of writing skill to the first class, and they and I get better as the…

— James Thayer

I place a lot of emphasis on process and revision because I believe that all of my students can become better writers through hard…

— Cate Marvin

It's the first thing I tell my students: If you could understand, really understand, that no one needs to read your work, then your…

— Dan Barden

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my…

— Gil Scott-Heron

It's very hard to find good and wholesome, edifying and challenging writing for the students to perform. In my classroom I strive to do…

— Patricia Mauceri

I've learned a lot about writing from listening to my students talk.

— Marilynne Robinson

It's my experience that people write better when they feel at ease and free to experiment, rather than being in a competitive, hypercritical atmosphere.…

— Elaine Equi

Memorizing the work of others definitely made me a better writer.

— James Arthur

I always talk to my students about the need to write for the joy of writing. I try to sort of disaggregate the acclaim…

— Kim Edwards

“the act of writing will make you a better student, a better worker, a better friend, a better citizen, a better parent, a better…

— Roy Peter Clark

“The quality of the relationships that students have in class with their peers and teachers is important to their success in school.”

— Bob Pletka