A Guide for Writing Teachers

About the Book

This guide is a helpful tool for teachers. It exposes educational perspectives on how negative predispositions prevent a student from performing at high levels. Negative predispositions known as psychological barriers derived from years of red ink marks put on graded writing assignments by writing teachers overtime (Lindemann and Anderson, 2001). The easy read suggests strategies and classroom management practices useful for lessening the effects of students’ negative predispositions. It is a helpful guide to aid writing teachers.

About the Author

Dr. LaRonce M. Hendricks is an effective teacher, leader, and public speaker. She earned a Ed. D in Leadership from Valdosta State University and M.Ed. in Adult Education from Armstrong State University. Her passion for education became apparent when she taught English courses at a technical college in Georgia, which sparked her interest in her dissertation research, which explored how to get technical college students who are beginning their course work to become comfortable and skilled at the writing requirements required by higher education. In addition, her ability in relating to adults as an instructor has been apparent in her work on Fort. Stewart Army base working with veterans to help them adjust back to civilian life. She has contributed to the scholarship and integrity of the field of adult and career education, and she has proven that perseverance yields great dividends if one works hard enough at an endeavor.