Marjorie Said:

Teaching question- majoring in creative writing, what can I do with it if I want to be a teacher?

We Answered:

i would ask a school you wish to teach at or call the school where your masters program will be. they should be able to help. every program is different, i think.

Manuel Said:

Why do they teach creative writing to undergraduates? Shouldn't something have to happen to you before...?

We Answered:

You assume that nothing happens to young people, which is absolutely not true. Classic example are my cousin's children. He was murdered when they were 3 and 5. He was a drug dealer. His wife, the children's mother, lost custody of her kids when the 5 year old called 911 because he thought his sister had ingested some of the drugs their mother was using. Seven months ago she committed suicide. The children are 8 and 10 now. Not everyone has drama like this in their lives, but everyone has joy and sorrow, laughter and pain, and one of the necessary ingredients to writing well is to be able to look at life, both the sorrow and pain and everything in between, with openness and honesty. Age gives people perspective, yes, but don't underestimate the giftedness and intelligence of young people.