I agree with Mr. Miller, the use of libraries and printed books is not as common as it used to be. This means that the way composition is used and taught in school should change. This affects me directly because I am going to be a high school English teacher. I myself need to become more familiar with visual and media literacy. I think we should change our English curriculum to not only include correct grammar skills in composition but ways that composition can translate into this new media-based world we are a part of.
English and humanities should be at the forefront of changing the way students think and write creatively. English is becoming a boring subject because outside of senior year and college thesis' students do not see a useful practical need for writing skills. If we found a way to implement creative visual arts with writing skills and provide a way for students to share and publish their creations...we might get a few more students interested in the way they present themselves through writing professionally and intelligently. Even if they aren't interested we can at least get them to recognize the impact they can potentially have on their own entertainment media culture.
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