That s the ends discussion we have before us. Even if we agreed on writing improvement as a goal, that s only the beginning. Maybe we need lots of teacher training. Maybe we just need to tweak the current program. Maybe we start with pilot projects.
School boards don t design curriculum details.
That s a job for the best experts we can find a number of whom are already locally available in our district and university. Our board just sets goals. It s up to the superintendent to reach them. Vice President David Skorton has the university s International Writers Program back on track. The Iowa Writers Workshop just celebrated its 63rd anniversary.