Class is in session
Learning to teach writing - Pierette McKamey talks about why it’s more important for students to feel smart than to think their teacher is smart. Gray Scott discusses research on the best classroom tactics to improve writing skills.
Lessons about writing - Javier Grillo-Marxuach shares the time a mentor asked him to try pitching a story like telling a joke. Jeff O’Neal lists 9 things learned from teaching freshmen to write. Tiffani Angus explains what she’s learned about her own writing by teaching writing.
Healthier mindsets for students - An important lesson for students in writing workshops, Hugh Hollowell examines how comparison is the thief of joy. Jessica Colarossi looks at the rise in mental health issues for college students as a reminder that being a good student includes caring for your mental health.
Reading not on the syllabus
Twyla Tharp’s The Creative Habit
Austin Kleon’s Steal Like An Artist
Gary Rogowski’s Handmade: Creative Focus in the Age of Distraction
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Previously on Inneresting…
In case you missed it, in last issue’s most clicked link Christian Thorsberg explained why Warner Bros. Discovery dropped Batgirl.
Other Inneresting things…
Hope Mullinax takes a deep dive into The Mitchells vs. The Machines and how Katie Mitchell subverts the tropes of a queer protagonist.
Hat tip to our own Dustin Bocks for sharing David Owen’s exploration of mechanical keyboard hobbyists.
Hoyte Van Hoytema discusses the novel cinematography techniques used in Nope.
And that’s what’s inneresting this week!
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