How Much Do You Write?
The National Commission on Writing in America's School's and Colleges claims that writing is woefully ignored in America's schools.
The commission's report asserts that writing is among the most important skills students can learn, that it is the mechanism through which they learn to connect the dots in their knowledge. ''If students are to make knowledge their own, they must struggle with the details, wrestle with the facts and rework raw information and dimly understood concepts into language they can communicate to someone else,'' the report said. ''In short, if students are to learn, they must write.''
Algonquin is not ignoring writing.
The extended language arts time is crucial for allowing this writing to happen.
I remember writing in school. I also remember loving some assignments and disliking others. I found writing a more pleasurable task when the subject was near and dear to my heart. Ask your student what "territories" they have chosen to write about. To go one step further, find your own territories and write about them.
"Have a great day, or not. The choice is yours."
posted by MiddleSchoolPrincipal @ 11:00 AM
1 Comments:
It is amazing how much writing has come out of my classroom this year. Every single day they are working on a writing piece, compared with sometimes getting to writing 2-3 times a week or for just a short 20 minutes a day. What can you do with that time? That is the time it takes a kid to come up with an idea, or to ask a friend for advice, or to write a one sentence lead. This extended time is making my students like writing and want to write. What a disappointment it will be if our time becomes diminished.
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