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This school has every department working on writing
Today's Education News posts an interesting article about how student scores climb when all teachers accept the challenge to include writing in their courses. Too often teachers in areas outside English Departments do not understand that English teachers can only teach the basic writing skills students need in other subject areas. Consequently, teachers outside English Departments must teach students how to apply those skills in assignments specifically targeted to math, science, technology, etc.
Whereas most English teachers are reticent to teach scientific or technological writing because they believe it is beyond their areas of expertise, teachers in other subject areas are also often reticent to incorporate writing because they believe they are unqualified to teach writing. I like this school's collegial approach that brings teachers together to discuss what they want their students to be able to do as well as how to grade the assignments. In the end, teachers feel good about what they are doing, and students benefit.
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