Tumbleweed

“ Now, she said, “Writing curricula that are smart invite participation because that’s what people want right now. Where you can invite participation, people stay engaged.” She thinks some schools try to erect a firewall between the writing students do outside of school and in school. “It’s just counterproductive,” she said. “If kids have learned something about composing outside of school, a really interesting question is how can we connect to that? ” - New slant on writing encourages participation