Answer/Quote: “If your children are attending college, the chances
are that when they graduate they will be unable to write ordinary, expository
English with any real degree of structure and lucidity. If they are in high
school and planning to attend college, the chances are less than even that they
will be able to write English at the minimal college level when they get there.
If they are not planning to attend college, their skills in writing English may
not even qualify them for secretarial or clerical work.” (Sheils, 1975, p. 58.
Quotes: “Many
recent publications have described writing as the neglected ‘r.’…. There is
very little data on what writing instruction looks like in schools…. Most
studies of the past examined teachers who teach writing in an exceptional
way….” P. 10.
Comment:
This paragraph appeared in an article in Voices
from the Middle, March 2012, a publication of the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE). It was published in 1975. It’s hard to believe that
in this era (2012) of state writing tests, the SAT writing sample, and the
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) that writing is not being taught
and learned. In my era, grammar was a substitute for writing. What do you think
about the teaching of writing today? I think the statement is out of date. RayS.
Title:
“Progressive Writing Instruction: Empowering School Leaders and Teachers.” J Lacina
and CC Block. Voices from the Middle
(March 2012), 10-17,
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