Mark Twain once noted that “to get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement.” I find it hard to believe the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered writing a struggle ...

Today is Thursday, so this post is on communication skills. Clear, crisp writing is an important communication skill. Successful people are able to get across their ideas in an easily readable way.

We’re professors who try to write well. We also try to help our students and colleagues write well. But, really, why bother? Among the standard answers: Because businesses want good writers. Because ...

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Much of the research on the topic of youth and writing addresses questions of instructional quality and effectiveness from the perspective of administrators, teachers and parents. As noted earlier, ...

Matt Whittle has experience writing and editing accessible education-related content in health, technology, nursing and business subjects. His work has been featured on Sleep.org, Psychology.org and ...

Teenagers’ lives are filled with writing. All teens write for school, and 93% of teens say they write for their own pleasure. Most notably, the vast majority of teens have eagerly embraced written ...