Write about Writing

I have to admit, writing has always been something I've had a passion for. I'm thankful for my interest and talent in writing because in all honesty, the world requires us to be masters of writing. Jobs require formal documents and e-mails to be written; other subject areas such as science still require a significant amount of reading and writing. The world revolves around writing, where it is fair or not.

I credit my love for writing to my elementary school teachers. I believe that they were the ones who got me excited about writing and celebrated my writing early on. Some students are not as lucky and continue on to dread writing, thus making the process much more difficult for them. In high school, I really enjoyed my creative writing class where once again my work was celebrated. I was given such praise and positive feedback that I began to realize I may have a knack for this. I then began started writing my own poetry and journal entries on my own. The activity of writing as extra-curricular may appear as pleasure for me but is also great practice. I can attribute my knowledge of writing and my writing abilities to this practice. I'm so grateful that my teachers celebrated my writing because it truly has changed my life. As a result, my second major is English. As a prospective teacher it is my goal to celebrate the writing of my students and get them just as excited about writing as I was.