Whither (or Wither) Writing?
I am stunned that at a time when students are learning, in a negative manner, about the power of the printed word, there are school systems devaluing the activity.
I'm working up a conference panel on public perceptions of "good" writing. How important do you think writing is? What makes for good writing? What makes for bad?
Comments
I think good writing is extremely important. Bad writing creates confusion. A comma in the wrong place can change the sense of a phrase. And good writing is (generally) easier to read. It's like music -- it has a flow of its own, and carries you with it. Bad writing is like a path full of rocks and snags and roots that catch your feet. You stumble over it.
People who think writing doesn't matter are dopes.
(Sorry, I got a little carried away there.)
Posted by: Janice in GA | March 26, 2005 05:00 PM