Dear Reader (and Writer):
We may complain that two thirds of most standardized tests consist of language and writing, while math takes one third and the rest of the required subjects to be taught in school have seemingly been dropped out of existence in the world of "official" testing.
While I love doing math (and this isn't sarcasm — hey, wait, don't look at me like that), I can now see why they've decided for this to be so.
Writing is different.
It's different in the respect that it's an art form, the only art form that is absolutely and repeatedly required during your elementary through high school years as a student.
It's different in that in addition to knowing how to use the language, format the language, and accomplish something in doing so, you're expected to invent a different way of getting to that something that no one has recorded before. Or you will be accused of plagiarism.
It's different in that it deals with expression. It can hold your soul, carry the burden of your emotions, and dump them onto unsuspecting readers.
Writing is important.
Knowing how to write, how to express our ideas, what we want to say in a manner that is coherent to our surrounding population, is an essential skill that is used every day by any and every alive, thinking human being. Writing lets you live.
So, the next time you find yourself face to face with whatever two thirds English based state exam that has been handed to you by your teacher, know that the education system is right about one thing: Writing is important.
Most sincerely,
Lanei Kayci
P.S. Being forced to sit in a classroom and repeatedly dragging your semi-comatose brain for three hours through an A to E list of other people's answers in hopes of choosing the right one, however, is an entirely different story.
We may complain that two thirds of most standardized tests consist of language and writing, while math takes one third and the rest of the required subjects to be taught in school have seemingly been dropped out of existence in the world of "official" testing.
While I love doing math (and this isn't sarcasm — hey, wait, don't look at me like that), I can now see why they've decided for this to be so.
Writing is different.
It's different in the respect that it's an art form, the only art form that is absolutely and repeatedly required during your elementary through high school years as a student.
It's different in that in addition to knowing how to use the language, format the language, and accomplish something in doing so, you're expected to invent a different way of getting to that something that no one has recorded before. Or you will be accused of plagiarism.
It's different in that it deals with expression. It can hold your soul, carry the burden of your emotions, and dump them onto unsuspecting readers.
Writing is important.
Knowing how to write, how to express our ideas, what we want to say in a manner that is coherent to our surrounding population, is an essential skill that is used every day by any and every alive, thinking human being. Writing lets you live.
So, the next time you find yourself face to face with whatever two thirds English based state exam that has been handed to you by your teacher, know that the education system is right about one thing: Writing is important.
Most sincerely,
Lanei Kayci
P.S. Being forced to sit in a classroom and repeatedly dragging your semi-comatose brain for three hours through an A to E list of other people's answers in hopes of choosing the right one, however, is an entirely different story.