Teaching the Other's Self: The writer's first reader

Dear all,

Murray talked about “other's self” that writers, student should have both the self and other's self. This is important for their writing process.

Furthermore, Murray informed that the teacher could help their student to improve their composing process by the teacher is the reader and response them. And he suggested that the writer should write for their readers, not for themselves.

Murray said that “"The teacher listens, knowing that the effective teacher must teach where the student is, not where the teacher wishes the student was, then scans or re-scans the draft to confirm, adjust, or disagree with the student’s comments” I agree with him. I realize the teachers should understand about the difference between individual.

I really agree with the sentence “You can read without writing, but you can’t write without reading.”

Moreover, Murray informed that “The teacher has to be a guide who doesn't lead so much as stand behind the young explorer, pointing our alternatives only at the moment of panic".

I like this article because it is good suggestions for the teachers to help their students, like me, to improve writing process.

Regards,
Jib