I believe that it is important for students today to write proficiently for various reasons. Although the landscape of the world is changing to a more technological society, writing skills are still crucial. Teachers need to make it a priority to have their students know the importance of learning and developing writing skills.
In the world that students are being brought up in today, which is shifting more and more to technology through the various forms of social media and other sources, it is still paramount that we instruct students how to write well. When is the last time that we have taught students how to write and email correctly or fill out other forms associated with job applications? While it may seem to students that writing papers may be time consuming and pointless, it is a way to set students on the right path for writing. People may use social media and find that it is okay for the usage of incorrect grammar and spelling, but this is only handicapping your writing ability. I think that it is important for them to know that this way of writing is unacceptable and develops bad habits for the future. Jobs can be won or lost in the way that someone writes and presents themselves. It is crucial for them to be able to write eloquently and show themselves off. Most applications are done online nowadays, and resumes are almost always typed out in print form. Students need to be prepared so that they can speak with supervisors in a professional manner. I think it is still a valuable skill to be taught to students how to read and write so they are able to express their ideas in an educated way.
Writing is still important in the new age of technology. Old practices are still being used today it is still greatly important for us as educators to instruct students on the correct way to write so they are able to do so in a real world situation.
Boston, I totally agree with your commentary on it being important for students to
ReplyDeleteknow how to express themselves in an intelligent way. We have gotten so used to
e-mails, texting and writing short messages that we have forgotten how to make
complete sentences and spell correctly. In order to survive as a professional in the
real world, we need to adopt some of our old practices and not allow them to become obsolete. Speaking and writing good English is not completely a dinosaur
yet. Let's keep our kids well-grounded in making complete sentences, spelling
correctly and expressing ourselves in an effective way. Not all of the old ways of
teaching has left us completely. We should also be teaching our kids to write better. People don't emphasize having good penmanship anymore. A signature
denotes individuality and it specifies you as a unique person. It's almost like a
distinct fingerprint. This makes you stand out.