Shawn Towner reviewed Why They Can't Write by John Warner
Review of "Why They Can't Write" on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
I think I would have appreciated this before I went back to grad school. Having read all sorts of writing research, there's not much new here for me. But that also means that I'm not really the audience for this book. There is a huge disconnect between the research world of academia and the pedagogical reality of K-12 education. For a reader who's unfamiliar with writing research or the policy statements of NCTE, CCCC of the WPA council, this book could be eye-opening. I think it would make a great professional book club selection for teachers and administrators, as a lot of the book deals with education and schooling in general, with writing and the five-paragraph essay serving as examples of the counterproductive norms of standardized education.