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Friday, March 18, 2011

National Writing Project

     Most of you know that writing is one of my favorite things.  As a teacher I am well aware that students who are taught to write about their learning are more likely to recall their lessons and become better problem solvers. (Nagin, 2003)  Not to mention that writing is a wonderful creative outlet for millions of people.

    Keeping this in mind, I was shocked that the National Writing Project lost funding.  After all, if we want our students to become problem solvers, to write in a variety of formats and to create complex thoughts we need to train those people who teach them.

  The National Writing Project was a great influence on how I teach writing.  Many writing teachers try to teach a format, but the writing project teaches the thinking process.  National Writing Project is a true gem in the world of teacher training and education.  It's a shame for our children's sake that we're loosing the funding to keep this program alive for our children.

If you love to write, if you love children and value their education, please take the time to write your respresentatives and ask them to fund this project.

Check out this article in The Washington Post on why The National Writing Project should be saved.








References:

Nagin, C.  (2003). Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in our Schools.             Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons

1 comment:

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Writing is such a great addition to our lives...without writing, of course, there would be nothing to read.

Thanks for the shout out....

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