Imagine how far ahead of the game your children will be in any career if they not only know how to write without mechanical errors, but also know how to powerfully hold the attention of readers, too! So seize the moment! Teachers of decades past yearned for a chance to see their students value and use writing for its true power-engaging an interested audience.

Those who spend a lot of time writing for readers-aka, the internet-grow into the most competent, prolific, and powerful writers. They may even want to join the National Novel Writing Month for Young People, if they secretly harbor a yen for writing the next great novel! They love participating in online discussion about their favorite bands or books. Children love creating blogs that review their favorite online games or that share their passion for fashion or that chronicle their bird-watching habit. The best way to grow that writer, then, is to take advantage of the myriad natural opportunities that exist for writing. We no longer relegate writing to the halls of academia! Rather, writing lives at the heart of a connected, productive life. As a result, having powerful communication skills is more critical to a child’s education than ever. The internet proves that like nothing I could ever have imagined. More children (and adults!) are writing for “publication” than in the history of the world! Think of social media, blogging, comments on news articles, text messaging, discussion boards, reviews of products and books, even the writing of a quality YouTube video-human beings crave being read and heard. Julie Bogart: Writing is experiencing a beautiful surge as a primary tool of communication. Why, in your opinion, is it so important for a person to learn to write? The Epoch Times: “Reading, writing, and arithmetic” have long been touted as the fundamental subjects of a solid education. I asked author Julie Bogart, a homeschooling veteran and the founder of the writing program Brave Writer for advice.

Many homeschooling parents find the task of teaching their children to write a challenging one. Writing is an essential component of education and, indeed, life.

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