Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Michael Shapiro's avatar

Thanks Lisa. It's fine balance but erring on the side of decency always produces better writers

Expand full comment
Tahmina Begum's avatar

“Decades later they too often apply those same lessons to writing: red ink = bad. Do not do that again. Which, in turn, risks molding a young writer into someone who forsakes creativity into someone whose core skill is avoiding pain” this is such a great analogy and something I think a lot of children of immigrant households can relate to as we’re taught to learn through the lens of perfectionism and getting the highest grades -- so learning with the hope not to fail or get below a A*** versus learning to learn and that really shows up in life! Thank you for writing this!

Expand full comment
1 more comment...

No posts