Today, people continue enjoying the number of opportunities they receive with the development of the digital world. They can easily communicate regardless of their geographical locations, using Skype, WhatsApp, or other applications. People can share personal photos and images in several seconds, which allows them to twit and leave feedback. It is possible to leave voice messages of any length. Unfortunately, among all this variety of options, many users of modern technologies neglect the importance of such simple, still integral skills as literate writing.
In modern schools and colleges, much attention is paid to the promotion of digital literacy. Even several efforts to reframe an idea of writing in the age of digital artifacts have been made to promote multimodal compositions and symbolic systems (Rowsell et al. 161). In other words, teachers have to show their students how to use computers, create presentations, and benefit from technologies instead of focusing on the beauty of writing. The results of this are terrifying. Young adults and children are losing their ability to write grammatically correct and introduce stylistically appropriate sentences. Despite many interesting ideas in their heads, people become unable to use accurate words and prove their literacy. Writing is a skill, and without proper training, it may be lost forever.
To conclude, I believe that writing is a skill that should never be neglected, especially in this increasingly digital world. Though typing is frequently compared to writing, its effects and outcomes vary. People should stop relying on special programs and applications to make their writing better but develop their literacy and support personal growth. Without writing, people become entrapped by their own thoughts with no organization, sense, and future.
Work Cited
Rowsell, Jennifer, et al. “Confronting the Digital Divide: Debunking Brace New World Discourses.” The Reading Teacher, vol. 71, no. 2, 2017, pp. 157-165.