Sondra's Statistics

Sup Sondra.

You surprised me with your skill in shifting my senses when it came to your study. I at first felt satiated by your stability in suggesting that statistics were so highly significant in the steps of composition. I even used the word "insanity" in my script in the margins aside the several goals you listed were the substance of your survey of students. However, upon staring at the sketches that encompassed the break down of time spent and words used in Tony's composition process I realized how substantial these scores were.

By the end of your study I was speeding through the sentences, underlining words, shaking my head in sympathy. I am a stew of the multi vs. single draft student. And as an aspiring scholar and teacher I see how understanding the assortment of student systems is important to note so that we can supply a pedagogical soup for all.

Secondly, (and lastly) I would like to squabble with your seemingly opinionated statement that the students faced struggles when not relating to the subject matter of the prompt. Often times, we shape composition prompts to soothe the student's soul because they feel they can relate. This many times proves successful, but I suspect that assigning prompts that summon students to step up spurs their surge to success both as scribes and as critical thinkers.

Sincerely,
Michelle