By John Warner. I’m something of an idealist when it comes to education and the potential for educational institutions to express and explore our most important collective values: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. More...
We Know How to Teach Writing
By John Warner. There’s consensus on the best ways to teach writing. We just don’t resource the actual teaching of writing. More...
Educational Malpractice
By John Warner. That straighter line to the credential could bypass an education. More...
I Will Miss Comments When (If) They're Gone
By John Warner. I was traveling when the Inside Higher Ed editors posted their call for comments on comments, but upon return, when first reading it, I thought: Oh, crap. More...
On Elite Rejection: The Iowa Writers' Workshop Story
By John Warner. As Harvard is to undergraduate admissions, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop is to graduate creative writing. More...
Ben Sasse's Fantasy America
By John Warner. Bootstraps and "kids these days" all in one very calculated op-ed. More...
College Football's Inevitable End
By John Warner. Institutions which are supposed to help students realize their intellectual and emotional capacities sponsor an activity directly linked to the opposite. More...
Considering Student Silences
By John Warner. Our capacity to see disdain, or much worse, as a form of caring is probably a necessary survival trait, but I cannot envision the circumstances where my public shaming of an individual student is a moment of triumph for me or them. More...