NCTE Response

First, I would like to address standard number 2.  Not all people can learn by writing, as in the instance of my son.  He gets very frustrated and has an extreme problem with getting his thoughts even to the paper.  If he is allowed to talk to you and get his ideas out verbally, then he has a beginning point to start his thoughts, which then needs to be guided by a teacher to help him get started.  This process does work for most writers, but there are some students who are unable to learn through just writing more.  It becomes more of a hinderance than an educational learning experience.
Second, I would like to address standard number 11.  This is where as teachers and faculty, we can become very subjective and this can complicate our abilities to grade and critique a student's writing for the purpose of a grade or assessment.  What one teacher may see as a highly effective and motivating piece of writing, may be seem as only a moderately written piece by another.  I feel this has always been an area that I have struggled with when looking at the writing of my students and other teacher's students.  This is the subject with the most subjectivity and the most scrutinized.