Weekly Blog: Week 2

This week made me feel as though AP Literature should be taught in elementary school. Certainly not because of any lack of difficulty, but because this week has showed my the importance of learning for learning's sake and thinking for the betterment of the mind.
One night's reading in Meyer's anthology explained why we students are told to write and how doing so can help students develop organized thoughts as they think deeply about what goes on paper. In my previous years of schooling, students have been taught to write for a grade, and I think many students feel as if the only purpose of writing a 'good' essay is for the credit. This week has showed me how writing can teach one how to use critical thinking to choose an independent position on something and defend his or her beliefs with words. The week has been a refreshing lesson on why we write instead of how we write.