Bad Writer
Episode 12 of the (Re)Teach podcast, hosted by Bruce Hoskins, PhD, titled "Bad Writer" was published on October 24, 2019 and runs 29 minutes.
October 24, 2019 ·29m · (Re)Teach
Summary
In this episode, I speak about two specific events in high school that socialized me to believe that I was a bad writer. Later at UCSD, a white teacher helped to undo much of that trauma by grading me on content rather than grammar and/or regurgitation. Teaching takeaways: 1) Introduce historically-marginalized authors early and often 2) Create low-stakes writing opportunities to encourage students to write freely 3) Show appreciation when students express themselves in culturally and/o...
Episode Description
In this episode, I speak about two specific events in high school that socialized me to believe that I was a bad writer. Later at UCSD, a white teacher helped to undo much of that trauma by grading me on content rather than grammar and/or regurgitation.
Teaching takeaways:
1) Introduce historically-marginalized authors early and often
2) Create low-stakes writing opportunities to encourage students to write freely
3) Show appreciation when students express themselves in culturally and/or emotionally profound ways
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