In the first three chapters of A Community of Writers, Steven Zemelman and Harvey Daniels focus on the problems facing students in the subject of writing in our schools today. Among the problems these authors list is that students are often given writing assignments that force them to write a determined number of pages on a prompt that they do not relate to. I think the fact that this fear has continued to be relevant, even in the modern classroom, points out the need for reform in the methods used to teach writing. Students deserve to have a choice, even if it is limited, about what they can write on and how they will be evaluated.
Writing is something that needs to be developed overtime.
Additionally, it is important for me to encourage my students to write something everyday, whether it be a journal entry, a note, or an answer to a material-related question. I do not think that all writings need to be based on the process approach and I do not think that all steps in the approach are necessary to arrive at a final product. The most important thing that I can do for my students is let them discover how wonderful and relevant writing can be in their own lives.