There’s a lot of meat to the survey, and while of course some of it is generalization, it was interesting to see what students were “self-reporting” about their writing interests and habits.

But I am thinking of what you have to say about schooliness in terms of writing too–I think that piece about communicating is what differentiates schooly writing from communicative writing, perhaps?

That’s a study I would like to look at. It comes closer to the issue on the debate over on “my BS”

An interesting study to look at later – thanks for sharing it in my comment thread.

Did you notice, too, that the last thing that seems to make young writers care about their writing is academic writing?

And do you have any misgivings about reports like this that treat all students as statistically equal when it comes to writing, when real life (and multiple intelligences theory) suggests not all people will ever have a writer in them?

I do.

And that makes me more interested in knowing about those who have the will to write, the seed of a writer, in them.

And they seem to be the bloggers mentioned in the survey above, to simplify a bit.

I will say that writing – not homework, and not academic exercises – is about wanting to communicate to an audience, and win that audience somehow (maybe “reach” is a better word than “win,” but I told you I’m tired right now). I agree with that premise completely. It’s what makes us care about our writing (OR our speaking).

Too sleeepy, Carolyn. Will have to return later