Re:Assumptions about how children learn to read have been di...
by smallbigfish on Saturday April 14, 2018 @03:42PM
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> up to the task of writing a five paragraph essay without major stress
I'm in my late 30s and I wouldn't compose a "five paragraph essay" if my life depended on it.
Yet still (at least in my time) we were not taught what I call basic writing skills:
* how to write or respond to a friend/family/boss letter.
* how to structure sentences so they easily express what you mean.
* how to format text so it's easy to read.
I write and read lots of emails nowadays and it's quite "amazing" that people fall into two categories: they either use 100 words to express basic ideas or they do the opposite, write 3 words sentences that need 3 follow-up emails to get right.
And don't get me started on text formatting... People can't seem to express ideas without bold, colors, custom bulleted lists and emoji.
I'm in my late 30s and I wouldn't compose a "five paragraph essay" if my life depended on it.
Yet still (at least in my time) we were not taught what I call basic writing skills:
* how to write or respond to a friend/family/boss letter.
* how to structure sentences so they easily express what you mean.
* how to format text so it's easy to read.
I write and read lots of emails nowadays and it's quite "amazing" that people fall into two categories: they either use 100 words to express basic ideas or they do the opposite, write 3 words sentences that need 3 follow-up emails to get right.
And don't get me started on text formatting... People can't seem to express ideas without bold, colors, custom bulleted lists and emoji.