In his review (Books, Sept. 27) of N.M. Gwynne’s “Gwynne’s Grammar” and Steven Pinker’s “The Sense of Style,” which draws the usual distinction between the “Prescriptivists” like Mr. Gwynne, for whom ...

The June 13 business section article, "Survey: New college grads underqualified for jobs," should not surprise anyone who is aware of trends in modern education. Granted, the use of "coded" language ...

The role of grammar instruction in the development of effective writing has long been recognised as a cornerstone of educational practice. Recent pedagogical models emphasise the integration of ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...

Wednesday's Tribune notes that writing scores are down. Changing the state test would create a change but it would not excuse the problem. Writing is neither difficult to do nor difficult to teach.