tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post2621438585453681307..comments2024-02-25T06:41:19.588+00:00Comments on Conor's Commentary: Will this secondary shake-up boost standards for all?Conor Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457628816008082005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-2807415218405868962012-06-21T12:36:12.931+01:002012-06-21T12:36:12.931+01:00Speaking with almost 20 years experience teaching ...Speaking with almost 20 years experience teaching English, and over a decade of its use in business, I’m not at all sure what “More practical business-focused English” looks like. I do know that businesses are often crying out for people who can actually write because the ubiquitous use of software has stifled many people’s basic creativity. <br /><br />It’s extremely unusual to find anyone working in a business team who is prepared to actually start writing anything on a blank sheet of paper. Almost everyone works from a template or an earlier draft of something, anything they can get their hands on in many cases, such is the fear of writing from scratch. The 21st century skills lobby has done nothing to enhance basic literacy and vacuous talk about digital literacy only compounds the problem.JoeNhttp://joenutt.squarespace.com/help-on-paradise-lost/noreply@blogger.com