Reader attitudes toward the writer's expertise and the quality of writing were less easy to judge, as was reading comprehension. Harris, John Sterling. Harris draws comparisons between technical writing and poetry, suggesting that they are compatible disciplines and that each informs the other. He describes the importance of metaphor in science and suggests that science offers new subject material for poets. Technical Communication Quarterly.
Savage argues for redefinition of the teacher's responsibilities in the technical writing classroom.
In terms of social action, teachers should become involved in the definition and creation of new sites for practice in technical communication, sites based in business and industry.