Education and the Writing Process

To explore the writing process in the field of Education I interviewed my professor for my TE 250 class, Olena Aydarova. While speaking with her I quickly learned that the types of writing and writing style is very different for teachers. She explained to me that there are many forms of writing that she engages in on a daily basis. Those include lesson plans, journaling throughout class discussion and writing/responding to emails. She explained that in this field there are rarely structured writing pieces and that most writing done by teachers is very free. For example, when she designs her own materials for class activities, the process for formulating a product is fully up to her.

The process of writing an email was something that Olena stressed. She described it perfectly, "when you're sitting in a desk there is so much that is hidden from the teacher/students". She explained that emails are a great way to communicate and stay connected to your students. She also stressed that one has to be very careful when formulating and then sending an email to make sure that the tone of the email and its purpose is clear. She explained that there have been instances when an email that she wrote reflected her in a bad light because of the tone that was portrayed.

Finally, after talking about the writing process that goes along with teachers, Olena expressed her opinion that thinking and reading go unnoticed. She explains that while it's not your typical form of writing, your mind is constantly "jotting down" ideas that can better your writing. In conclusion, the writing process in the field of Education is definitely something much different than the the writing process in say, Accounting or Journalism, but that's the beauty of choosing a future, everything is so different that the field you choose is almost personalized to you.