Show Steven Ruffus wants to start an educational revolution MA M.A. Hoffman Contributing Writer want to start a revolution I said Steven Ruffus writing program coordinator for all writing classes at Education all over the country is becoming more interested interested interested in in- in involving more people in the education process Administration is putting more power in the hands of the students by Ilby giving them more control over their lives stated Ruf Ruf- fus fuse That s why I use the word revolution because I believe the teaching of writing has to todo todo todo do with democracy Ruffus said Writing encourages creativity critical thinking and free thinking in an effort to assure freedom Radical changes are happening happening happening hap hap- pening all over the country writing is being taught in different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent ways that it never has been before Writing classes are being taught in engineering engineer engineer- ing and business schools A great source of power in our society comes from communication com com- II A A large part of comm communication is writing Ruffus stated Im teaching writing because because because be be- cause Im I'm interested in the things writing can do in a persons person's life said Ruffus He added that the teaching of writing leads people to develop authority and gain self The way people teach writing now acknowledges acknowledges acknowledges ac ac- ac- ac what the things in our life mean I am not really trying to teach content but independent independent inde inde- pendent thought Ruffus said He teaches people formulas formulas formulas for for- mulas for good writing because because because be cause when you use the paragraph 5 theme then you suggest something about writing writ writ- ing that ing-that that there is only one right way to write a good paper Ruffus said |