Moving to the Center: Disorientation and Intention

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Moving to the Center: Disorientation and Intention
Maja Wilson and Michael Niemczyk

Maja Wilson and Michael Niemczyk advocate turning away from mandated writing toward
learning environments that honor the messy, inner life of the writer. They explain the importance
of disorientation in that it unsettles but nurtures the emerging intention of student writers, and
they stress the need to return our attention to the heart and center of writing when assessing
written work.
Volume 97, Number 5, May 2008

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