Teachers must mold curricular around the students. They must adapt to the student's ability to learn and grow in the classroom. A teacher's pedagogy should also guide students, not drown them in all of the confusion of the process of writing. Finally, Fulkerson points out the epistemological component. He further states that teaching writing involves teaching epistemology.
Writing is, in fact, the basis for knowledge.
Having read Fulkerson's article, I was beginning to feel a little less stressed about the idea of theory and composition. The shark- infested waters of theory seem a little less fishy to me now. It is important to have a goal and some way of getting there. The goal is what drives the theory, and what ultimately drives our practice. I am reminded of Dr. Jackson's visit every time I think about teaching.