Many students feel writing takes too long.
For some, writing is a very laborious task because there are so many subcomponents which need to be pulled together. For others, the reason lies in some processing difficulties, such as dyslexia or dysgraphia. Some educators wonder if students no longer enjoy the slower, more refined process of written communication because they spend so much time watching the faster-paced visual modality of television. Such students can be victims of misunderstandings, a problem which becomes much more pronounced at the secondary level. Accusations of laziness, poor motivation, and a reprehensible attitude are often directed toward deficit writers.