. . . because we’ve been doing lots of hard work here at my high school. I’ve been grading lots of papers via Moodle, recording new podcasts for the , and working to prepare an inservice that I’m doing with some of my fellow writing project teachers. Oh — and teaching propaganda techniques to my writing students.
We’ve also been talking a great deal about writing across the curriculum at my school. It’s a subject that sometimes makes me uncomfortable.
I know how essential it is that students become able and eager readers and writers, regardless of what they want to do after high school. But since I’m a language arts teacher, the culture supports that writing occurs in my class.
My colleague, Jason, a science teacher in a neighboring school district, has his students do a ton of reading and writing. But I think a lot of teachers consider his approach novel. Of course, it’s easy to find excuses for why writing isn’t important in a particular subject area.
But it is. Writing is essential in all of them. Cassandra has an interesting comment on the subject.
I've Been Quiet . . .
