An important challenge to what currently masquerades as
conventional wisdom regarding the teaching of writing. There seems
to be widespread agreement that-when it comes to the writing skills
of college students-we are in the midst of a crisis. In Why They
Can't Write, John Warner, who taught writing at the college level
for two decades, argues that the problem isn't caused by a lack of
rigor, or smartphones, or some generational character defect.
Instead, he asserts, we're teaching writing wrong. Warner blames
this on decades of educational reform rooted in standardization,
assessments, and accountability. We have done no more, Warner
argues, than conditioned students to perform "writing-related
simulations," which pass temporary muster but do little to help
students develop their writing abilities. This style of teaching
has made students passive and disengaged. Worse yet, it hasn't
prepared them for writing in the college classroom. Rather than
making choices and thinking critically, as writers must,
undergraduates simply follow the rules-such as the five-paragraph
essay-designed to help them pass these high-stakes assessments. In
Why They Can't Write, Warner has crafted both a diagnosis for what
ails us and a blueprint for fixing a broken system. Combining
current knowledge of what works in teaching and learning with the
most enduring philosophies of classical education, this book
challenges readers to develop the skills, attitudes, knowledge, and
habits of mind of strong writers.
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