tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post111168718791284525..comments2024-03-26T22:26:32.946-07:00Comments on by Richard R Becker: Writing For Your LifeRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-1113315841485014702005-04-12T07:24:00.000-07:002005-04-12T07:24:00.000-07:00Please feel free to share this or any future post ...Please feel free to share this or any future post with your class. I've found that surveys like this have a real impact on students, encouraging them to place more emphasis on writing skills.<BR/><BR/>Depending on the grade you teach, perhaps you'll even save me from teaching basic English to college students and interns. One example I frequently share involved an intern who worked with us while Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-1113269769856420162005-04-11T18:36:00.000-07:002005-04-11T18:36:00.000-07:00As an English teacher, this was an especially inte...As an English teacher, this was an especially interesting post. I wonder if you'd mind if I shared it with my classes? <BR/><BR/>It's always nice to have real-life proof about the importance of being able to communicate.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11184561775190743855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282351.post-1111946399805944002005-03-27T09:59:00.000-08:002005-03-27T09:59:00.000-08:00According to the American Society of Newspaper Edi...According to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the errors are already catching up with with newspapers and newsrooms: 73 percent of adults have become more skeptical about news accuracy.<BR/><BR/>In the newsroom, 38 percent blame deadline pressure for factual errors in stories. A much higher percentage, 66 percent, attribute errors to carelessness, inexperience or sloppiness.<BR/><BR/>Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249654290264168416noreply@blogger.com