Roy Peter Clark

Roy Peter Clark's "I won't use writing as punishment. I won't..." intrigued me. Ironically, most students will tell you that at some point in their lives, they've experienced a writing punishment. Writing to some is about creativity, to others it's about the aesthetics, to few it may be about the grammar! But to most, it is certainly not about punishment. You should not dread writing, you should cherish it. "Teachers try to modify the behavior of students by creating negative consequences for misbehavior." This is very relevant to our lives. If one cannot learn from their mistakes, the same mistakes may be repeated. However, writing should not be the form in which any punishment is given.