%0 Journal Article
%T Words Are Important
%A Tom Garrison
%J Oceanography
%D 2013
%I The Oceanography Society (TOS)
%X College profs spend a great amount of time reading and commenting on students' written work. This can be a real struggle! The precision and clarity required in science writing are often alien to first-time lab students who have been tutored by high school English teachers to include elaborate metaphors and colorful vocabulary.
%K students
%K writing
%K clear writing
%K education
%U http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/26-1_garrison.pdf