Comments on: Why Are Kids Flunking Writing?

By: Stuart Foster

Stuart Foster — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:26:54 +0000

I really don’t think that this is the case. If it was then a lot of really really bad pr firms exist or the hiring managers are extremely lazy. Maybe this is the case? Writing should be a prerequisite for PR. I can’t even begin to tell you how important it is to doing my job everyday. If you can’t write you shouldn’t be in PR.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:22:39 +0000

We could only be so lucky as to blame the lost art of writing on Twittering and Facebooking. This problem has been decades in the making.

As a former school board member, I saw firsthand how our standardized tests are becoming more and more heavily weighted towards reading comprehension and Math. Those are two great subject areas, but their focus should not be at the expense of writing.

It’s great that every kid in high school must learn how to do quadratic equations and geometric proofs. But let’s be real, they need to learn how to write first.

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Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:58:41 +0000

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By: Tom Shields

Tom Shields — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:51:41 +0000

Jud is right. Most kids who intern in our shop are required to turn in a paper or report that includes an interview with the owner. They always ask me to name the most important skill that we look for in recent college grads. I always tell them – give me someone who can write and we can teach them everything else.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:56:30 +0000

Great article!

Maybe Mike Flanagan can share with districts across the state?