pen vs pencil essay

There was a time when every notebook I used to buy I filled it up with words. Nothing but words. There were stories, information about sports I was interested in (at the time) and a whole lot of other idiotic stuff. Whole pages and pages were drowned in words, and I used to love my notebooks. A year or two later however, we got a new computer. I improved my typing skills (and learned touch typing). I also learned to use programs like Microsoft Word for writing. Henceforth I was using this almost exclusively for my writing. My notebooks, which were once so full that there wasn’t even space to copy down a phone number, now were empty. What happened? The thing that happened was that I had changed my writing medium from pen and paper to the computer. But of them is better for your writing? Which is better – pen and paper or the computer keyboard? Pen and paper Of course, once upon a time this was the only option for anyone wanting to write (the computer is new, after all). But now it has its rival, a competitive rival. Has it lost its respect? Not at all. A lot of people still write using pen and paper. They say it’s faster, and that could be for you if you don’t know how to type fast. And writing with the hand is easier as well. If you don’t know how to type properly, the fingers will first find it painful, whereas writing using the pen is conventional and doesn’t add stress. This is a point to keep in mind. One good rule of thumb is to write shorter pieces (short stories, poems, essays etc) using pen and paper and longer pieces (novels, autobiographies, courses) on the computer. Fact: Many poets still write on paper. The older generation still writes on paper. Paper is not a thing to be ridiculed as a medium of writing. Do your fingers get tired by typing too much? Try pen and paper instead. The computer The computer was preceded by the typewriter, I know. But as so few.
In my line of work as a staff developer, I often get the question, “Which do you think is better? Pens or pencils?” I have to start by saying that I don’t think that pens versus pencils is a make-it-or-break-it issue. If you feel strongly one way or the other—go for it. It’s probably not the pen or the pencil that will turn this year’s group of students into lovers of writing, creators of poems, stories, reviews, essays, and information books. Rather, it’s you, their teacher who makes the difference! But, choosing your tools for writing wisely is indeed helpful. Imagine a world where kids do not spend their time erasing, but instead simply draw a line through it and just keep going. Imagine never having to sharpen pencils. Imagine your kids writing twice as much as usual—simply because they have a new pen to write with. Here are a few issues to consider. Erasing During writing workshop, do you really want kids to be erasing much? Or even at all?  How will you assess all of the work your students have done if they erase half of it? How much time are they spending erasing?  In general, the less experienced the writer, the longer it takes them to erase, even something small. Not only that, but once those letters and words are erased, you’ll never know what changes the child made. You’ll also never know if she was spending all her time writing and then erasing the same words over and over. We’ve all encountered kids who will draw and then erase, and then re-draw the same little stick man over and over again for the entire writing workshop. It’s disheartening to think how much more writing, how much more practice these writers would get if they weren’t spending all their time erasing. With a pen, erasing is not an option. While some kids will balk at first, demanding they get their pencil and eraser back, after a few days, the pen becomes the new normal, and erasing.
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I have thought about this recently, what is more environmentally friendly: pens or pencils? As I was looking at treehugger.com the other day I saw that other people have discussed this question although they did not reach a conclusion. Here is the analysis of pens and pencils. Pencils are made of wood (usually cedar) and graphite (FYI there was never lead in pencils!). Pens are made of chemical ink and plastic. See below for the real details on what is in pens and pencils. Gel pens are made from chemicals that take a lot of energy to make. Pens are almost always made of plastic and most people do not recycle them when they are done with them. Back in the day people used to purchase nice pens that could be refilled, now you almost never see anyone with one of those pens. Pencils are made out of trees, most pencils that you see in stores are made from cedar trees and graphite is made out of carbon. So based on how we typically get our pens and pencils today my vote is the pencils are better for the environment. They are made of things found naturally in our environment and renewable. The ingredients in pencils can also breakdown in a landfill. Since people do not recycle their used pens right now either I think it is clear to say that pencils are better for the environment. If you want to take it to the next level, the green way, you can purchase pens that are made out of recycled paper, corn and vegetables, recycled paper, tires, and even money. Most of us are used to writing with pens so if you do not want to make the switch to pencils for the environment you can get ecofriendly pens at or Go green with recycled material pencils too they make pencils out of recycled newspaper, money, and denim. Invention idea: a refillable (nice) pen that is made from recycled materials. How.