Audience: Dr. Malesh/A writing teacher
Argument form: emotional
A writer is an artist, painting- creating- imagining- and gracefully placing each thought onto paper. With this releasing of ones emotions and ideas, the author’s very soul gets tangled into the writing and becomes involved in the personality of each word. Point being, writing is not only a personal experience, but an experience that the writer completely controls. If a writer is an artist, then more than just talent plays into the finished piece. Artists improve; they change and grow and though their ultimate vision might not change, the gradually learn how to reach that vision in a more precise and exact way.
To teach does not mean to mechanically empty knowledge into the anxious mind of some meek student. Rather teaching should imply open discussions, allowing teacher to graciously impose a certain expertise while the student brings personal experience and past knowledge to the table. With this in mind, teachers must realize that students can and will mold and develop. To give up on a student is devastating to the whole of humanity- for if ancient genius was not transferred to students then the world would progress stubbornly. Therefore, teaching involves a constant debate between student and teacher, allowing growth, change, and development.
As a writer, I can only imagine what effect not being able to improve my skills would have on me. I remember my 10th grade English teacher and the encouragement he gave me. He always believed in his students and realized their potential- not because of their talent but because of their capacity. A teach may see a certain desire to learn in a student, but only a student can agree to take advice and improve himself/herself.