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Ben Ulansey recounts his high school English teacher's unorthodox method of prohibiting the use of linking verbs to strengthen students' writing skills. Through an analogy involving baseball, his teacher Mr. Be taught students to 'go cold turkey' on linking verbs, forcing them to construct complete thoughts and avoid oversimplifying sentences as equations. Ulansey eventually gained appreciation for this exercise in improving clarity and structure. Years later, his former teacher Mr. Is revealed the restriction was a temporary constraint, akin to writing within a defined form, designed to ingrain good habits before allowing personal style to flourish. Ulansey's linguistic shackles are finally removed, granting him the freedom to wield all words, even once-forbidden linking verbs.
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Why My High School Teacher Banned Linking Verbs →
Writer
Ben Ulansey
Summary
Ben Ulansey recounts his high school English teacher's unorthodox method of prohibiting the use of linking verbs to strengthen students' writing skills. Through an analogy involving baseball, his teacher Mr. Be taught students to 'go cold turkey' on linking verbs, forcing them to construct complete thoughts and avoid oversimplifying sentences as equations. Ulansey eventually gained appreciation for this exercise in improving clarity and structure. Years later, his former teacher Mr. Is revealed the restriction was a temporary constraint, akin to writing within a defined form, designed to ingrain good habits before allowing personal style to flourish. Ulansey's linguistic shackles are finally removed, granting him the freedom to wield all words, even once-forbidden linking verbs.
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