An essay is usually defined as a short piece of writing that is usually written from the personal point of view of the writer. Essay writing has become an important and essential part of formal education because it has become an important tool for educating students in the primary level, second education level, and in the higher education level. Essay writing is not just used as a tool for educating students, but it has also been used by students at different educational levels as learning tools in developing, improving and enhancing their writing skills.
An essay is an effective teaching tool for primary school students because this is the stage when they would use their decision making skills such as selecting topics for their essays and selecting a main theme or idea. During the secondary school level, the students are taught about the five paragraph essay that has become the basic teaching tool in lessons on structuring an essay. When a student has reached the higher education level, he has learned about the different forms and styles in essay writing and apply them in the various academic writings he would do.
The person reading this blog could be a student at any educational level, or an academic, or a teacher or lecturer, or anyone else who loves essay writing. Start posting your articles, discussions, or whatever is in your mind about using essay writing as an educational tool for students. Let's start reading and learning about the various aspects of essay writing as a tool for educating one another.
