"All writing is creative" - those might be the truest words I've read since beginning this class on theory. For me, it sums up all arguments and discourse surrounding the fields of rhetoric and composition - those I agree with and those I don't.
At our core, as teachers of writing, that is the "product" we work to bring out in our students; whether we prescribe for them the structure we want to see, allow them to express themselves freely, or try to impress upon them the importance of grammatical rules, there is no getting around the fact that each writer (Basic or experienced), must pull the final words out from somewhere inside of them - this is at the heart of the canon of invention.
With Bishop, as with Yancey, I find myself drawn to the pedagogy of portfolios, especially when it relies on writer reflection; as all writing is creative, in order to be truly creative, it must also be reflective. It will, in fact be reflective, though the mirror may belong to the student or equally (and maybe unfortunately) to the teacher, the thoughts began somewhere.
Wasil writes: "[Bishop] works to find theoretical and practical ways to help students share their personal stories in their academic writing."
No matter the topic, everything is personal - just as everything is political - and all writing is creative.
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