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Are we overlooking something? Shouldn't kids be learning the basics of
formatting in high school or even junior high? Children are required to use
computers for reports, why not teach them the basics from the beginning. I
took typing in high school and it has served me well over the years. Instead
of teaching them to do a double return, teach them to use paragraph spacing.
If you can learn to do some basic formatting in any word processor, it will
go a long ways toward learning any layout program. My children will be
learning it as soon as they can type.
Tom Johnson
231-264-5661 voice
231-264-5663 fax
Work johnsont -at- starcutter -dot- com
Personal tjohnson -at- i2k -dot- com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-81996 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-81996 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Brierley,
> Sean
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 09:05
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Tech Writing Curriculum
>
>
> Tool use should be taught. Tools are not isolated from all
> other aspects of
> the workplace, tools reflect how technical writers do part of
> their job day
> in and day out and it matters little whether the tool itself caused a
> particular workflow or was designed to meet it.
>
> To ignore technical writing tools that are representative of
> particular
> workflows, as I argue Quark, FrameMaker, and Word are, is to teach
> soldiering without teaching firearms or carpentry with out
> teaching how to
> use a saw, hammer, and chisel.
>
> Tools are not the only key to technical writing, they are
> only one part.
> However, tools are a necessary part of technical writing. And, yes,
> certainly teach the cut-and-paste methods, too.
>
> Sean
>
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