Another reason writing skills will never be promoted relates to grading. A test of a student's writing ability cannot be formatted in a multiple choice format. Teachers would have to spend more time grading written paragraphs. Also, are new teachers today, who are a product of this educational system, capable of grading such tests?
Teachers would have to spend more time grading written paragraphs. Also, are new teachers today, who are a product of this educational system, capable of grading such tests? Some teachers are. My wife is one of them. But she teaches advanced literature and writing in a home school academy. She spends about 10 hours in the classroom and probably about 50 hours a week in preparation or grading.
She, of course, is the exception. Not the norm.
But even in the Christian home school environment, she gets grief from students and parents that assignments are too hard, her grading is too strict, etc.