12/21/2023 0 Comments Place to write stuffIn 2017, just 27% of students in the eighth and twelfth grades scored at the "proficient" or "advanced" level on the writing section of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Unfortunately, for many students, the answer is no. Spartans Will.Are your students prepared for the writing they will have to do in college and the workplace? Use yours to inspire or make a difference. But find some time and make an effort to jot something down for others to read. We all get so busy that letters and diaries have been replaced by texting and emails. Never doubt that you have something to say. I haven’t kept diaries like my mom and grandma, but I hope that maybe somewhere down the road, relatives might stumble across these editor notes and get a glimpse into who I was, the work I did and the opportunities I’ve had here at MSU. Now that I’ve lived a bit more of life, maybe I do have something to say. It hasn’t happened yet, but it’s something I still ponder. When I was 13, I also thought that someday I’d like to write a book. Writing is the key that unlocks a lot of doors. I’m sure it’s played a role in the jump in our academic reputation ranking and an increase in our graduation rates. ![]() I guarantee good writing has been a part of those Spartans who are finalists for prestigious scholarships. Whether helping sea lions get home, making connections between wastewater and COVID-19 or stress-testing physics at FRIB, writing has certainly been part of the work. It’s an integral part of research, innovation, discovery and collaboration. No matter what field one studies, you can’t make it without writing. Read his Student view: How the ‘origins of life’ made me a writer to learn more about this talented Spartan. He’s combined both his passions and writes often about science. An incredible scientist at heart, a poetry assignment sparked something in him. Jack Huber, a senior majoring in integrative biology, found his passion for writing a bit later in his life when he was a freshman at MSU, taking a creative writing course. (It was a little hard to do while waiting tables.) I’m lucky I’ve been able to do that, for the most part. I decided then that no matter what I did in life, I wanted to be a storyteller too. I discovered the power of words and the feelings they can convey. I had always done well in schoolwork but, when I was 13, I learned I loved writing and that I wanted to do more of it. I have always been a talker, but it wasn’t until I was in middle school that I became a writer. I can almost hear her voice as I read them. Again, it was a gift to have these pieces of my mom in writing. ![]() But, sprinkled among the mundane parts of life are mentions of me, my sisters, our kids, friends, other family and special trips. The entries weren’t lengthy, sometimes it would just mention what my dad picked from their garden or the fact that they went out to dinner. My mom kept diaries as an adult that we found after she died. ![]() This small year in her life was preserved for us to read. It was a fascinating glimpse into the early life she lived, long before she was our grandmother. My two sisters and I sprawled across the bed sideways, so we could all read it at the same time. Years ago, after my grandma died, my family and I were going through her house and stumbled across a diary she had written when she was 16-years old.
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