Voice

Question:Does "voice" that resonates compete with or enhance "academic voice"?
Answer: I'll use the classic Dr. Rickly and Dr. Baake response and reply: It depends.

I mean in the English department even, some professors through their grading requirements encourage voice or even honor voice, while others restrict such "digressions." I can control the voice based on the topic, but only to some extent. I'm not a Shakespeare buff, but I am taking Shakespeare course. Thus when in Shakespeare class, do as the Shakespeareans do, right? I think any writing pertaining to "academic" rigor, requires a certain control, manipulation, or selective timing of my voice.

When I teach and when I grade, I tell my students I value their voice. I really do.
However, I emphasize that in writing for a 1301 course, one must use voice when it is within the requirements of the assignment description. I encourage my students. The more they understand the rules governing writing, grammar, and language, their understanding and use of their own voice matures.