Virtual Incisive Learning Academy

When I started teaching writing 15 years ago for grades 3 through 12, several people asked me the same question. “Why teach writing?” It’s a fair question. We live in a world of short-form videos, emojis, and now, Artificial Intelligence that can write a five-paragraph essay in seconds. It is easy to assume that writing is a dying art, a “soft skill” that matters less in a tech-driven future. My own experience in government and private industry makes clear that the opposite i