This post is about two key elements in good writing, one of which is to focus on actors and actions. Who's doing what to whom? In academic writing, the actors are often not people but social entities -- bureaucracy, racism, curriculum, schools, universities -- but the principle is the same. Some force or factor or … Continue reading On Writing: It’s All About Actors and Actions and Cutting the Flab
David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing 