The importance of Writing
September 23rd, 2012
By: Gina Yoryet Roman
I’ve been very detached from
writing because since mid August more responsibilities keep accumulating on my
plate making it almost impossible to dedicate even thirty minutes a week to one
of my greatest loves.
BUT that doesn’t mean this matter has been completely ousted from
my mind, it is indeed ALWAYS floating in my head leaving an empty void when I
don’t reach out for it; that’s why I am
rushing now before I storm out to church.
Teaching is one of the most
rewarding occupations which I love especially when I teach advanced writing.
Playing with words and putting them on paper puts me in sync with an inner part
of me; it is actually the most direct contact with the part of me that tends to
stray but more so I love working with young athletes because NOT only is it
thrilling as we share a passion for sports and we automatically click BUT
because they learn how to write professionally.
Throughout the many years I’ve
been playing with words, I was NEVER asked about the importance of writing so
that thought has been revolving in my brain since I was asked to make a program
about the importance of writing.
. I will ask my students to
write one or two paragraphs about this topic to get feedback and different
perspectives in order to see what kind of answers I get.
Writing came naturally to me
since I learned to write and traces of it have been left everywhere I’ve gone.
Writing is a sanctuary, an escape from reality
when I want to reach out for me.
Writing is one of the most creative, productive and self-fulfilling
therapies.
Writing is one of the greatest
blessings I can gift myself with.
Writing is one of my greatest
loves in life.
And because words poignantly
tell us forgotten stories and revive them again and again putting a legacy
together of the woman I am now and of the scared and insecure little girl I
once was (The real reason why I initiated a relationship with writing. Unlike
now, I was always afraid to express my feelings and stand out for myself).
BUT! The real importance of
writing would be:
·
Writing is the primary basis upon which
your work, your learning, and your intellect will be judged—in college, in the
workplace, and in the community.
·
Writing expresses who you are as a person.
·
Writing is portable and permanent. It
makes your thinking visible.
·
Writing helps you move easily among facts,
inferences, and opinions without getting confused—and without confusing your
reader.
·
Writing promotes your ability to pose
worthwhile questions.
·
Writing fosters your ability to explain a
complex position to readers, and to yourself.
·
Writing helps others give you feedback.
·
Writing helps you refine your ideas when
you give others feedback.
·
Writing requires that you anticipate your
readers’ needs. Your ability to do so demonstrates your intellectual
flexibility and maturity.
·
Writing ideas down preserves them so that
you can reflect upon them later.
·
Writing out your ideas permits you to
evaluate the adequacy of your argument.
·
Writing stimulates you to extend a line of
thought beyond your first impressions or gut responses.
·
Writing helps you understand how truth is
established in a given discipline.
·
Writing equips you with the communication
and thinking skills you need to participate effectively in democracy.
·
Writing is an essential job skill.
Source:
"Writing is the
only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else."
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
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