{"product_id":"students-write-the-darnedest-things-pamela-hill-nettleton-9781950154920","title":"Students Write the Darnedest Things: Gaffes, Goofs, Blunders and Unintended Wisdom from Actual College Papers","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pamela Hill Nettleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950154920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950154920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sager Group LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Pamela Hill Nettleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069562253567,"sku":"9781950154920","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50cd72c7-0953-48ec-9ee5-fbf6d829826e.jpg?v=1685425368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/students-write-the-darnedest-things-pamela-hill-nettleton-9781950154920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}