“The Wrong Way to Teach Grammar”
No more diagramming sentences: Students learn more from simply writing and reading. Mark Isero‘s insight: I like The Atlantic, and usually, the magazine g...
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grmr.me makes essay grading easy for English teachers
Most English teachers agree: The worst part of the job is grading students’ essays. And when I say “grading,” I use that term interchangeably...
Writing and grammar: The work continues in college
I’m not teaching this year, but several of my students, now in college, have contacted me for help on their writing. Interesting Point #1: The students s...
Live virtual proofreading on Google Docs
Want to see something that is really boring but incredibly powerful? Take a look at the screencast below. It’s a student and I proofreading an essay toge...
Late-night online grammar breakthroughs
This year, I’m trying to teach my students the importance of having zero grammar errors in their final essays. For the most part, I haven’t been su...