Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jul 1976

I am No Wolf, and You are Not Rabbits

Jeannette E. Kinyon South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Abstract

Learning to write, like learning to juggle, requires practice. Writing places the highest priority on thinking. The writer must decide not only the form his writing will take, but also the viewpoint from which he sees his material. The text Worlds in the Making provides examples of ways authors “grok,” or assimilate all aspects of a problem. Other aids to students are the handbook and the teacher, not Big Nurse nor a wolf, but rather a human being, whose response is the chief thing offered. Students are not rabbits; they are creative human beings, who can learn to write. In this article, the author addresses her students and lays down some fundamentals of writing and teaching.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1976-07-01
DOI
10.2190/nhx8-4a0a-yx96-m303
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Open Access
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teacher development
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