Utah Teachers Learn How Writing Is Key to Learning

Publication: Standard-Examiner
Date: July 9, 2010

Summary: Writing well helps you think well, argues a newspaper columnist, who spent some time with the Wasatch Range Writing Project in Ogden, Utah.

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Natalie Wilson, who teaches family and consumer science at T.H. Bell Junior High, said, "I think it teaches them that it's (writing) an active part of life. It's part of everyday life to understand what others are writing."

For example, to help kids deal with life.

"I had a student come in and she was mad one day. She was ready to punch out this girl, and I said, 'Sit down and start writing.' So she sat for 20 minutes. She was able to vent."

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