Comments on: Making or breaking writers http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/ A teacher-to-go blogs about teaching, technology, and education in general Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Julie http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/#comment-11516 Julie Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:21:42 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/#comment-11516 As a former fellow of the NWP at Illinois State University, I, too, am shocked and dismayed at the news that they are dropping funding for the program. Many of my experiences during the summer of my fellowship mirror yours. As an undergrad, I loved writing and excelled at it but lost the fire to create with words once I was done with my degree. The NWP ignited that fire again and helped me figure out how to pass that flame on to my students, something I really wasn’t doing at the time. When I was a fellow, technology wasn’t as widespread and mainstream as it is today, and I’m saddened that fewer young social networkers will, as you say, “stop to personally question word choice or paragraph substance.” In a hurry to communicate as fast as they can, many more will disregard writing conventions without the influence of an instructor who has participated in the NWP. Like you said, it’s viral, and even teachers who haven’t participated in the program are touched by it through shared ideas and resources. Thanks for writing about this! As a former fellow of the NWP at Illinois State University, I, too, am shocked and dismayed at the news that they are dropping funding for the program. Many of my experiences during the summer of my fellowship mirror yours. As an undergrad, I loved writing and excelled at it but lost the fire to create with words once I was done with my degree. The NWP ignited that fire again and helped me figure out how to pass that flame on to my students, something I really wasn’t doing at the time. When I was a fellow, technology wasn’t as widespread and mainstream as it is today, and I’m saddened that fewer young social networkers will, as you say, “stop to personally question word choice or paragraph substance.” In a hurry to communicate as fast as they can, many more will disregard writing conventions without the influence of an instructor who has participated in the NWP. Like you said, it’s viral, and even teachers who haven’t participated in the program are touched by it through shared ideas and resources. Thanks for writing about this!

]]> By: Kevin Hodgson http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/#comment-11145 Kevin Hodgson Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:50:14 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/#comment-11145 Thanks for writing on behalf of NPW, which certainly changed my world as a teacher. Kevin Thanks for writing on behalf of NPW, which certainly changed my world as a teacher.
Kevin

]]> By: Carolyn Foote http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/#comment-11139 Carolyn Foote Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:44:54 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/#comment-11139 What an eloquent defense of NWP. This is not the first time recently it has been on the budget chopping block, actually, and Congress has "rescued" it. So important to write and call. What an eloquent defense of NWP.

This is not the first time recently it has been on the budget chopping block, actually, and Congress has “rescued” it. So important to write and call.

]]> By: ElyseEA http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/#comment-11107 ElyseEA Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:45:48 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2010/03/12/writers-who-make-writers/#comment-11107 Thank you so much for this post -- it really helps get the word out about what is happening to our little portion of the federal education budget. But I particularly appreciate what you have said here about the impact of the NWP. As a member myself, I complete resonate with "The NWP makes writers who make writers who make writers." I would love to reblog this at http://www.nwpworks.ning.com where friends of the NWP are collecting people's statements. Thank you so much for this post — it really helps get the word out about what is happening to our little portion of the federal education budget. But I particularly appreciate what you have said here about the impact of the NWP. As a member myself, I complete resonate with “The NWP makes writers who make writers who make writers.”

I would love to reblog this at http://www.nwpworks.ning.com where friends of the NWP are collecting people’s statements.

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