Today is the 29th Edition of #WritingWednesday!!!
Remember, #WritingWednesday is an EASY, STRESS-FREE, weekly writing challenge.
- Read the writing prompt below,
- Spend 5 minutes writing (in your own voice or the voice of a character you’re writing) whatever comes to mind,
- DON’T EDIT what you write! IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT!
The goal is 5 minutes of creativity.
Today, I am writing in my own voice. As a mom, this writing prompt really spoke to me!
Today’s writing prompt:
What do you think is the most important thing for today’s kids to learn in school?
When I was growing up, school was all about projects, research, learning, and even discovering new things. Sure, I was a kid so I thought of it as work… I complained about all the homework and tests and time. Yes, it took time to get everything done. We didn’t have the internet. We didn’t have access to unlimited knowledge at our fingertips. We actually had to go to the library, search the stacks, and often time resort to reading the encyclopedia to find the information we needed.
Today, school seems all about test scores and less about actual learning. Sure, kids do gain knowledge from attending classes, but more importantly I think they gain social skills. Outside of the classroom, kids are often sitting with their noses pointed at either a phone, a computer, or some form of gaming device. Kids don’t interact the same way they did when I was younger. If I wanted to talk to a friend, I had to call them on the phone (which was connected to the wall with a cord) and have a real-life conversation. Today communication is done through sending photos, emojis, and poorly written (often abbreviated) text messages. I fear that kids are losing the social skills that are essential to a successful future. That is why I feel that the most important thing for kids to learn in school is communication!
© 2019 Nina Soden
Alright, now it’s your turn. I’d love to see what today’s writing prompt inspires in you. So, if you are willing, go to the comment section below and start typing. Take 5 minutes and let’s see what you come up with!
What do you think is the most important thing for today’s kids to learn in school?
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It’s late but….
Today I am writing in the voice of Andrew, a character in my upcoming novel, Fleeting Shadows.
What do you think is the most important thing for today’s kids to learn in school?
I think that it is paramount to a child’s education that they learn about their secondary power. When I was growing up, secondary powers were feared. So many emerged in my generation that our teachers didn’t know how to teach us about them. Up until I was sixteen, everyone thought I didn’t have a secondary power and I was just super smart. Turns out, my secondary power is enhanced intellect. If I would have known that growing up, I wouldn’t have had half as many self-esteem issues. Fiona has told me that her classmates were literally petrified of her after they saw her accidentally rip the heart of a cow that the class had adopted. One second she was stroking its chest and the next her hand was inside it. When people aren’t taught how to control their powers, they just go off in random bursts like that. I remember a time when Elyse was very young and her sorcery suddenly appeared. I still have the chipped tooth to show for it. I have no idea how many deaths or injuries have resulted from secondary power mishaps, but if children are educated about them, I’m sure there’d be less.
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