The article, “learning to write effectively requires different kinds of practice, time and effort” by Kathleen Blake Yancey, she describes the importance of practice. Many think that writing comes naturally, you can pick up a pen or open the computer and know what you want to say. But, Yancey says this is not the case. She explains that writing takes practice. Many writers need practice in the genre they desire to write in before they can become good at it. In the article “All Writer Have More to Learn” by Shirley Rose she also mentioned something similar as Yancey by saying many people think writing comes naturally. She also states that educators need to understand that writing doesn’t come naturally to all students, that everyone learns at different paces. Rose says, although a student may be good at writing in one subject, they may not do as good in another writing topic. Finally, Rose mentions that there is always more to be learned about writing and we will never be perfect in how we write. We eventually tend to find strategies that work for us that help up become better writers overtime.
I think when it comes to writing teachers something that could possibly change and make a difference to students is how they grade. As mentioned in both paragraphs, everyone writes differently. Some people are better in writing in a certain topic and not so good at other topics. When it comes to grading, I think school teachers and professors should consider this more when it comes to grading. Although you can’t give a not so good piece of writing a perfect grade, I think there should be some leeway with how well students write. For example, a student may be a good writer most of the time and do bad on a certain topic. This should be taken into consideration when grading. The student is a good writer, but this topic didn’t go super well for them.
