People Say You Cant Teach Writing, But

... "you May Not See The Ocean, But Right Now We Are In The Middle Of The Ocean, And We Have To Keep Swimming.

Most Teachers Have Little Control Over School Policy Or Curriculum Or Choice Of Texts Or Special Placement Of Students, But Most Have A Great Deal Of Autonomy Inside The Classroom. To A Degree Shared By Only A Few Other Occupations, Such As Police Work, Public Education Rests Precariously On The Skill And Virtue Of The People At The Bottom Of The Institutional Pyramid.

At First, I Spend About Four Hours A Day Writing. Toward The End Of A Book, I Spend Up To 16 Hours A Day On It, Because All I Want To Do Is Make It Good And Get It Done.

Public Education Rests Precariously On The Skill And Virtue Of The People At The Bottom Of The Institutional Pyramid.

In The Early Days, Computers Inspired Widespread Awe And The Popular Press Dubbed Them Giant Brains. In Fact, The Computer's Power Resembled That Of A Bulldozer; It Did Not Harness Subtlety, Though Subtlety Went Into Its Design.