{"product_id":"students-write-the-darnedest-things-gaffes-goofs-blunders-and-unintended-wisdom-from-actual-college-papers-paperback","title":"Students Write the Darnedest Things: Gaffes, Goofs, Blunders and Unintended Wisdom from Actual College Papers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePamela Hill Nettleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePamela Hill Nettleton is a writer, editor, and professor who has taught writing at top universities for three decades. Everyone knows she loves her students. She's \u003cem\u003eloved\u003c\/em\u003e for loving her students.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut Lord. Their essays.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes she'll laugh so hard she has Earl Gray squirting out of her nose. Other times, she'll feel like weeping quietly into a handkerchief. On occasion, she spots something so egregious she's forced to give up grading for the night and head straight for the chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the 250 quotes in this book is from a real student, submitted in an actual assignment. The punctuation, spelling, grammar, and conceptual errors are left intact as written. Most are from Nettleton's college courses; some have been provided by colleagues who have followed her hilarious posts on social media for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it turns out, these gaffes, goofs, and blunders are excellent for use (anonymously in future classes) as a teaching aid. Seeing actual mistakes made by peers, students are often galvanized to \u003cem\u003e(gasp!)\u003c\/em\u003e reread their sentences and double-check their work, lest they end up in the next edition of \u003cem\u003eStudents Write the Darnedest Things.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, Nettleton writes, \"The students who made these errors of haste, naivete, inexperience, and-I'll go ahead and say it-the passing cluelessness of youth, help us all challenge our assumptions and work to express ourselves more clearly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedicated to student writers everywhere-and especially to the teachers who read them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42120938258567,"sku":"9781950154920","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/856fb38daa8c136a39989e8a194587eb.webp?v=1732550223","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/students-write-the-darnedest-things-gaffes-goofs-blunders-and-unintended-wisdom-from-actual-college-papers-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}