Analysis Of Johnny Can 'T Write And Why Employers Are Mad'

In the 2013 NBC news article, “Johnny Can’t Write, and Why Employers Are Mad”, written by CNBC’s Kelley Holland, she introduces the substandard state of lack of responsibility taken for writing and communication problems in schools of all grade levels. Holland explains according to the “Association of American Colleges and Universities conducted by Hart Research Associates 80 percent said colleges should focus more on written and oral communications”. Holland points out that “Nobody takes responsibility for writing instruction”. Holland implies that this problem affects not only job seekers and college students, but school districts also. Holland notes that this problem starts early on she reports according to William Elliot “an adjunct professor

teaching at Brandis International Business School, says the problem starts early on; he points out that just 24 percent of eighth and 12th graders were proficient in writing”. She also states that, “These are people who all did the very best in very best schools, but they just haven’t developed their writing skills to the degree that they would have to succeed in this organization”. College students and job seekers need to improve their writing and communication skills, and if they do they will get hired. Holland is stating that something has to be done through the years starting early on.