A Teacher's Writing Philosophy by Prakash Seebarran

 

Before developing writing skills in students, a teacher must first understand the potential of writing itself. Writing is an expression of thoughts, a way to communicate with others to relay emotions. Writing is not just what is produced on paper but is also a tool to express thoughts of a topic, writing always has a purpose, even for recreation. One must think of it as a systematic tool meant to be used in discovery. Society can be built and destroyed by the stroke of a pen. In the early stages of development even children communicate with the written word an like them their writing skill is in its infantile stage. This is the role of the teacher, to instill the love of writing in their students so that they can use it to make interpretation of their world for their writing is the expression of their minds as they reflect on experiences. Therefore, a teacher must teach their students how to organize their thoughts with writing as a tool of expression and reflection.