It is hard to look at the tumor and not come away with the feeling that one has encountered a powerful monster in its infancy
Siddhartha MukherjeeRead
I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read.
Interpretation
Reading is essential for developing writing skills.
The quote emphasizes the foundational relationship between reading and writing. Siddhartha Mukherjee suggests that in order to become a proficient writer, one must first immerse themselves in reading, as it provides the necessary exposure to language, style, and ideas that influence one's own writing abilities.
In practice
A teacher can use this quote to highlight the importance of reading in a writing curriculum.
It is hard to look at the tumor and not come away with the feeling that one has encountered a powerful monster in its infancy
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We gave you a perfectly good language and you f***ed up.
If people want to be better writers, they can't just read the blogs! You've got to look at something that's outside this rushing world of evanescent words.
To push for excellence today without continuing to push for access for less privileged students is to undermine the crucial but incomplete gains that have been made. Equity and excellence cannot be divided.
Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective mechanisms. It is these that are hereditary and characteristic of the human species. But the promise they hold can only be fulfilled through the experience of free activity conducted in the environment.
If you wish to learn swimming you have to go into the water and if you wish to become a problem solver you have to solve problems.
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