Why is writing important?

Attaining the proper skills for Writing and communication is very important to become a teacher. In the future I would like to be an elementary school teacher and these skills will help tremendously. In order to be successful as an elementary teacher, anything I teach has to be communicated to the students and to the parents.  It is important to have good communication skills so that every child is able to learn.  Learning different ways of communication could help so that every child's learning needs are met. Also, for the parents it is crucial to have communication skills to let them know what is happening within the classroom.  This communication can be done verbally or written.  For the students, most of the time the lessons will probably be verbal although minimal writing will be necessary to show examples. For the parents, the communication will most likely be written.  In the form of a weekly calendar or notes to inform them of classroom happenings.  Although it will most likely be in written form for parents, it could be verbally sometimes.  If a parent wants to know the progress of their student, or for conferences then I need to have the communication skills to effectively communicate to them about their child.  My writing skills are pretty good for communicating the ideas that I have, but I have always been known as a shy person, so I need to improve my verbal communication more than anything else.  In order to verbally communicate to parents, I need to be less shy so that I can communicate to them what is happening in the classroom and any other important information they need to know. My writing and communication skills will hopefully improve throughout my four years in college.  Writing and communication are a major part of a teacher's career and I want to be able to effectively communicate within my own classroom someday whether it is written or verbally communicated.