Simplify The Teaching of Writing

This author is a breath of fresh air. So many times as teachers we feel pressured by programs, methods, and test results. Nice to hear some rational in the middle of it all. It was great to read that her aim is to "raise expectations while streamlining the teaching of writing to essential elements and manageable procedures". Also some of these thoughts seems to somewhat correlate with the language the state is using within their pilot program this year? (Especially the part about writing to publish?)