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When a Student is Staring at a Blank Page

Are any of these scenarios familiar?

✏️ You’re a teacher. You’ve given your students a writing prompt. As you walk around, you notice one student staring at a blank page. They haven’t written a single word.

📚 You’re a coach or tutor. Your student has missing assignments, including a writing task. The teacher has left a note saying the student can still submit it. But when you ask your student about it, they shrug and say, I don’t even know where to start.

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