tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911576888653551958.post9030273171780449847..comments2023-08-26T07:31:26.896-07:00Comments on Western New York Writing Project: Writer's BlockJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08011002550399168518noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911576888653551958.post-21870772818677142252008-02-14T12:39:00.000-08:002008-02-14T12:39:00.000-08:00I used to teach at the University of Wisconsin and...I used to teach at the University of Wisconsin and I read all sorts of work from many undergrads. While I'm far from an expert on the subject, I do think there is a disconnect between high school and college writing--however, I don't think it is the type of disconnect mentioned in the article. <BR/><BR/>There will always be profs that complain about grammar and sentence structure. In my admittedly limited experience, those things were never an issue. Instead, students had trouble writing in an original way about original thoughts, insights and ideas. I read 5 paragraph piece after 5 paragraph piece that simply regurgitated stale ideas I had expressed in class. Students had a strong grasp on grammar and structure--it had been drilled into their heads. However, the idea that the act of writing is and should be connected to personal expression was completely foreign to them.mr. federickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927413580803206389noreply@blogger.com