tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post8845456369713280863..comments2024-03-16T08:56:35.554-07:00Comments on Economics for Teachers: Musings about Teaching Economics: Do you write the way you talk?Jennifer Imazekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-70434648671712397742011-02-17T12:45:22.114-08:002011-02-17T12:45:22.114-08:00Professor Imazeki, I actually took a class with yo...Professor Imazeki, I actually took a class with you several semesters ago, and I happened on your blog while trying to understand SDSU budget concerns. <br /><br />I read the same article as you did on the person who wrote papers for students, and I genuinely felt that you would be interested in this piece of software.<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/12/the-simple-software-that-could-but-probably-wont-change-the-face-of-writing/68364/<br /><br />I imagine it would be rather simple to tell the difference between a professional writers methods and an average students methods, assuming you had the luxury of actually watching them write out their essay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-22122969723712627842010-12-12T10:04:14.744-08:002010-12-12T10:04:14.744-08:00Thanks Buglegs - your comment reminds me that one ...Thanks Buglegs - your comment reminds me that one of the things I considered doing last year (but did not have time to execute) was giving students my response to an assignment and discussing what makes it an 'ideal' answer, and perhaps asking them to make a direct comparison with their own response. I also want to spend more time with students analyzing how what they have actually written does, or doesn't, convey to the reader what they really intended to say. That gap between understanding and explanation really is the main problem I'm trying to help them solve.Jennifer Imazekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-67513243883322598702010-12-10T00:10:05.227-08:002010-12-10T00:10:05.227-08:00I find that many students struggle to explain econ...I find that many students struggle to explain economics-related concepts in writing. I'm a high school teacher, so I have students coming straight to my class from subjects like literature or chemistry, each of which have very different writing styles. I like to believe that my writing is very similar to my verbal explanations, but saying "Just write it as you would like to say it" doesn't seem to help my teenage students very much!<br /><br />I try to incorporate plenty of modelling of appropriate style and analysis. This includes occasionally giving students an answer that I have written to one of their essay assignments (not just dot points, but the full essay - it's surprising how many teachers haven't written an essay for years!), or developing answer outlines and marking keys. This seems to help bridge the gap between "I understand" and "I can explain" a given concept.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069122060670047079noreply@blogger.com