David Hogg: Yep, it’s a hook ( but what a sad one)

TiggerDad
Sat, 22 Dec 2018 23:10:40 +0000

A while back Harvard Crimson actually once featured an article about how ill-prepared so many incoming Harvard freshmen are with the writing skills and their high schools were blamed for this gaping hole in their curriculum. They found that many incoming freshmen had never written a paper any longer than 5 pages while in high school. Writing was one of the main reasons why I specifically chose an IB school for my boys. For the Extended Essay requirement, which so many students find the easiest way possible to complete it just to get it out of the way, I took the pains to take my boys to a local university library and started a research term paper style project, from how to search electronic databases and book catalogs to organizing the writing itself. Other than the EE itself, the IB program demanded lots of other writing assignments that I truly appreciated. The IB program itself did not teach the students how to write; it just offered many opportunities to write. I as a parent just added the “research” component to it as a prep for their college life. It made a huge difference. I’ve always told my boys, in order to be successful in college, writing is half the battle.