Making the Case for Making a Case... in Writing!
According to the National Commission on Writing in Schools and Colleges, writing is an essential skill for 80% of blue collar and 90% of white collar jobs. There's no escaping it.
Writing is also an essential skill in a democracy. From our founding fathers to the present, it is the form through which we challenge ideas and engage in civil, civic discourse. Not trolling, texting, or Twitter, but thoughtful argument and debate.
Unfortunately, as an education community we are falling short in developing the writing and argumentation skills of our students. Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal that 36% of both 12th and 8th graders rank below basic in writing proficiency and 40% of seniors who took the ACT evidenced poor preparation for college-level writing.
Join PEF, this February, and hear from those working nationally and locally on strategies designed to address this challenge - teaching students how to use the written form to persuade others, challenge their own thinking, argue and, most importantly, learn.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND READINGS:
PRESENTERS
- Diane Waff, Practice Professor of Education, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; Director, Philadelphia Writing Project
- Judy Buchanan, National Writing Project Senior Associate
Q&A MODERATOR
- Farah Jimenez, President and CEO, Philadelphia Education Fund
RSVP HERE. RSVP is required and space is limited.