The Missing Media by tyler

The Missing Media by tyler - August 2015 Scholarship Essay

In American high schools a variety of electives are offered, ranging from home economics all the way to orchestra. When I attended high school, the electives involving media and writing always interested me, such as yearbook, journalism, and newspaper. These electives taught me a lot about writing and media, but they never addressed what I truly wanted to pursue, blogging. If I had the chance, I would add a Blogging 101 class to the high school curriculum.

Over the years blogging has become more popular. There are blogs about any subject imaginable, catering to several different age groups. Blogging requires many skills such as writing, photography, entrepreneurship, brand development, and many more. None are these bloggers are born with the ability to blog, so they have to learn it somehow. While reading blogs, I always wondered how did they learn? The answer is always the same, they were self-taught. Bloggers must teach themselves how to master the art of blogging because it is something that is not taught in schools. Yes, the skills from journalism or yearbook may be helpful, but they do not apply directly to bloggers. If high schools began teaching these skills, the students interested in blogging would have a major advantage in the blogging world.

With blogging, comes the ability to learn about computers. HTML coding, search engine optimization, and website design are a few of the valuable skills blogging would teach high school students. These skills will directly help students create their own successful blog. The same set of skills will also help students pursue careers in computer science, computer statistics, or graphic design.

Blogging 101 would be a valuable course for high school students. The skills the class would offer would be beneficial to students for their blogs and for their future careers. This class would be a great addition to any American high school curriculum.