Writing

Writing is difficult. I like Garrison's theory on writing where you get to interact with your teachers one-on-one as you develop a paper or story. I can only imagine how much easier it would have been to get some feedback along the way when I was writing in high school and college that my paper was not clear or heading in the wrong direction, rather than finding out after it was done, evidenced by a poor grade.

Even in this day and age of computers and email, you still need to be able to write clearly and effectively. Otherwise you end up sending several emails back and forth in order to ge the information you need. And you risk angering or hurting someone's feelings if your message is not clear.

Teaching someone in high school to write a clear and effective paragraph is an important skill that every future employee could use, no matter what their position is. And it especially becomes necessary as you move upwards on any job ladder or just to communicate with your co-workers on a daily basis.