John Warner’s assessment of the disconnect between high school and college writing classrooms is surprisingly more critical of college professors. In fact, Warner argues that professors are responsible for connecting college writing assignments to the outside world. In addressing primary and secondary teachers, he acknowledges that they have good goals in teaching their students restricting writing rules, but he would instead have them, along with all writing teachers, help their students focus on the rhetorical audience and purpose.
Writing Across the Curriculum