Summary: <p>This is the twentieth episode of twenty-four in the podcast series Reviewing Our Greatest Hits. This show was initially launched on December 29, 2015, as Episode 23. </p> <p>To ban or not to ban, this is the question. Conversations in the academic world have raised questions about the benefits of banning certain words from a student's writing, as IEW requires. Join Andrew and Julie as they unpack the idea of banning words and discuss its value as it helps establish a student's linguistic foundation.</p> <h3>Referenced Materials:</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/use-more-expressive-words-teachers-bark-beseech-implore-1448835350" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"‘Use More Expressive Words!’ Teachers Bark, Beseech, Implore"</a> by James R. Hagerty</li> <li> <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/12/02/teachers_banning_simple_words_like_said_is_a_bad_idea.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"'Teachers! Please Do Not Make Your Students Use Synonyms for Said,' I Blurted"</a> by Gabriel Roth</li> <li><a href="https://www.biography.com/scholar/maria-montessori" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maria Montessori</a></li> <li><em><a href="http://IEW.com/WWN" target="_blank">A Word Write Now</a></em></li> <li><a href="http://iew.com/help-support/resources/articles/process-versus-product" target="_blank">"Process versus Product"</a></li> <li><a href="http://iew.com/help-support/resources/articles/good-writing-vs-great-teaching" target="_blank">"Good Writing vs. Great Teaching"</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penrod-Illustrated-Booth-Tarkington/dp/1535291397/ref=pd_cp_14_1/133-0337629-7600240?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1535291397&pd_rd_r=17a5fb87-35f5-4264-95ee-6a132835046b&pd_rd_w=gyoDJ&pd_rd_wg=vwjcC&pf_rd_p=0e5324e1-c848-4872-bbd5-5be6baedf80e&pf_rd_r=XS607RS0NG9GB4MWMW2S&psc=1&refRID=XS607RS0NG9GB4MWMW2S" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Penrod </em></a>by Booth Tarkington</li> </ul><p>Remember to send your questions to <a href="mailto:Podcast@IEW.com" rel="nofollow">Podcast@IEW.com</a>, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).</p> <p>If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or <a href="mailto:Info@IEW.com" rel="nofollow">Info@IEW.com</a></p>
