When reading Ranker, the point that he makes about students all having different experiences really stood out and lingered with me. In the beginning of his article, he states “students will come to school with experiences and knowledge-different resources for making meaning-that are the product of these changes in society.” I agree with Ranker that writing teachers should encourage students to write about what they know and enjoy, a seemingly common and reoccurring theme/idea in 401. This
