11 Teacher Scott Harris: Writing, Its Importance, and How To Teach It, Part 1

Award-winning teacher Scott Harris joins Melanie and Michael to discuss what writing is, why it is important in life, and how we should use it in education, and how we should teach it. Essay written by Melanie's daughter Kira, reviewing the book Coyote America by Dan Flores: http://goldams.com/book-review-by-kira-hoffman-of-dan-flores-book-coyote-america/Essay written by Melanie's daughter Kira, reviewing the book The Wright Brothers by Quentin Daniels: http://goldams.com/review-of-quentin-reynolds-book-the-wright-brothers-pioneers-of-american-aviation-by-kira-h/To support the show and help us grow our audience -- so we have more of an impact on education and the culture -- please help us with a donation:1. https://www.patreon.com/reasonrxpodcast 2. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=SP6QPQKJU4XSS&source=url Also, please consider liking us on your podcast app, and leaving a rational review.And if you find an episode valuable, please share it with parents, teachers, school personnel, friends, and family. Help spread the word, help spread rational ideas for better living. Contact Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-k-harris-b037966Contact Melanie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-katragadda-nctm-9b14522aContact Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/About Scott:Scott K. Harris (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-k-harris-b037966) has a Bachelor of Arts in History/Psychology from Texas State University and a Master’s in Education from Lamar University. He received the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award for Teaching Excellence, and was the first teacher in Texas to receive the Quality School Teacher Award.In his 29th year of teaching, Harris has taught U.S. History, World History, Psychology, A.P. Psychology, A.P. Macroeconomics, Philosophy, and International Baccalaureate’s capstone course Theory of Knowledge. He also coached swimming and water polo for 17 years. Harris has guest-lectured at Texas State in Philosophy, and at the University of Texas San Antonio’s graduate school in Education. For nearly two decades he was a member of the Mind Science Foundation and the National Association of Scholars. Harris piloted curriculum for what is now John Stossel-in-the-Classroom, serves as a consultant to Free- to-Choose Media, and is an associate producer for Izzit.org, all of which produce videos advocating liberty and economic education.External Links:1. "Why Americans Can’t Write" (Washington Post, Opinion, September 24, 2015) by Natalie Wexler: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-americans-cant-write/2015/09/24/6e7f420a-6088-11e5-9757-e49273f05f65_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.14c754c6b5da2. "Why Kids Can’t Write" (New York Times, Aug. 2, 2017) by Dana Goldstein: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/education/edlife/writing-education-grammar-students-children.html3. "Study: Poor Writing Skills Are Costing Businesses Billions" (Inc.com, March 31, 2016). by Kaleigh Moore: https://www.inc.com/kaleigh-moore/study-poor-writing-skills-are-costing-businesses-billions.html4. Writing and Thinking by Foerster and Steadman: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Thinking-Norman-Steadman-Foerster/dp/B000REYLLI/5. Institute for Excellence in Writing: https://iew.com6. O. Henry stories on Project Gutenberg (not mentioned in the show, but O. Henry was a great wordsmith and great storyteller): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6347. The Greek Experience by C.M. Bowra: https://www.amazon.com/Greek-Experience-C-M-Bowra-1994-03-14/dp/B01K0PTLO0/8, The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton: https://www.amazon.com/Greek-Way-Edith-Hamilton/dp/039335444X/9. The Roman Way by Edith Hamilton: https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Way-Edith-Hamilton/dp/0393354458/10. Introductory Physics by Dr. Herbert Priestley: http://goldams.com/introductory-physics-by-herbert-priestley/11. Rex Barks by Phyllis Davenport: https://www.amazon.com/Rex-Barks-Diagramming-Sentences-Made/dp/1889439355/12. The Art of Reasoning by David Kelley (we recommend you focus on classification, definition, argument analysis, and induction) https://www.amazon.com/Art-Reasoning-Introduction-Critical-Thinking/dp/0393930785/13. An Introduction to Logic by HWB Joseph: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Logic-Joseph-Classic-Reprint/dp/B0085ZVFZQ/14. The Art of Thinking by Leonard Peikoff:1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkXlg0ypjqg&list=PLwC2WnAmU__VW7A0TpHtNqqwvqPTHNtzz2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkXlg0ypjqg&list=PLqsoWxJ-qmMvupo-OGr21AUS9nv3COQRwImage courtesy Scott Harris.Please consider liking us on your podcast app, and leaving a rational review.Email us at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/Gold Academy: https://goldams.comTotal Human Fitness: https://total-human-fitness.com