This was the last article I wrote for a paper. It was short and sweet, because I didn’t feel like starting big debate.
Words Are Like Knives
By: Thomas DeLadurantey
I wanted to start off by saying thank you to all of you for your comments, as my time with the Roundtable comes to a close. It has been a growing experience for me as a teenager, to learn to communicate my thoughts clearly. Words are like sharp knives; that can only reach their full potential in a skilled hand. How is a surgeon to properly make an incision without a sharp knife, or the knowledge on where to make the incision? No man can communicate properly without words, or the skills on how to properly use them. Any average teenager should be able to write a clear and comprehensible paper. And if they can’t, then whose fault is it? The child’s or the parents? There are three common myths (fears) that detour parents from getting their children involved in public writing. Are you hiding behind your fears?
Myth number 1. “I don’t have the skills to teach my child how to write a fluent paper.” If you as a parent are not comfortable in teaching your child the skills of writing, there are many courses that can help assist you both. One of the courses my parents like to use is Excellence in Writing by Andrew Pudewa.
Myth number 2. “I don’t have the time to help my child write a gargantuan paper.” I never said to write an editorial, that it had to be the equivalent of a term paper. As your child gets older, they should be writing more often, and with less help from you as the parent. How hard is it to markup you fourteen year olds paper once a month? But how long will benefit of skilled writing last? Forever.
Myth number 3. “My kid doesn’t like to write, or won’t write.” Well, to bad. As parents, you make writing so many times a punishment. Why not take your child out for ice cream (movies?) when their article makes it into the paper (a good incentive for the younger ones). Writing is such an important aspect in life, is should come before any other academic subject. Writing is so important that if your child won’t write, you as a parent should revoke privileges (movies, video games, allowances etc) till they do. And don’t worry about their momentary displeasure; they’ll eventually grow to appreciate the skill of good writing. History is made by those who write it. And it is your job as a parent to make sure, the next generation of historians is properly trained. I say goodbye and thank you as I move onto different realms in life.
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