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SSAB - October 27, 2026
Back into class and how did it go? Now we’re discussing how arguments grow! Why you can’t start an essay with a question or an idiom. WHY, Teacher, WHY?!
-On the effectiveness of teaching writing courses
-The challenge of the obvious and the academic, “as we all know” (then why are you writing it?)
Halloween selections! Which ones should we do this year? Should I read more or should I read less? (And how is your other reading going, Steve?)
And tell us more about what you do. What is it exactly that you can do more of or better than someone else? What is my main goal?!
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