The Writing Is On The Wall By Esther Ceopeda

In 2006 Mike Judge produced a movie called “Idiocracy.” The movie is set in 2505 in a post- apocalyptic society and all the smart people have died. In the movie there is a time traveler who visits the society and discovers some horrifying conditions to mankind. The article “The Writing is on the Wall” by Esther Cepeda relates to the movie because the author talks about high school students and how they are no longer able to read or write at a level they should be able to. While a person is in high school they should focus more on their writing instead of learning how to avoid writing because it would really pay off in the end. The overall argument made by Esther Cepeda in “The Writing is on the Wall,” is that the writing capabilities of students between grades eight and twelve has decreased because people try to avoid writing rather than learning how to write correctly. The National Assessment of Educational Progress does a report card every few years on the nation's writing ability. Proficient is one of the levels a person can receive which means the person knew what they needed to write and executed it properly. The article explains that in 2007, “33

I believe that if students are being pushed to their full potential when it comes to writing in high school it can make a huge difference. For example, if students are expected to understand more about their writing and understand where the issues are it can help with critical thinking abilities and prepare people for real life experiences.This way they aren’t learning how to get out of understanding their writing. However, I do understand that writing is a big part of school, but maybe writing concepts should be focused on more as well. Therefore, I conclude that if students worked hard on their writing in high school it would result in them achieving lots in