Krista Ramsey Column

       We have recently been studying columns the past week in English class, and today I read a couple written by Krista Ramsey. The columns I read focused on how technology has taken over young people lives today and how society has slowly become more casually dressed on a daily basis. If you want to read more of her writings the following link is to her page: Krista Ramsey Column.
       Even though I wasn't exactly a fan of Ramsey's writing there was one line in her column that really stood out to me, "What all kids need is more training in three dimensions," Clark says. "Life is not two dimensional." I really feel like a lot of people can relate to this statement in more ways than one. We live in a world that is so obsessed with technology that sometimes people, myself included, forget that there is more to life that just what's on the computer screen. It's easy to become interested in what's on TV or the latest sports game score popping up on your phone instead of going to play outside or read a book. But as with anything else, there is a fix to this problem that seems to be sweeping the nation. And that fix is moderation. A little TV never killed anyone, but the same can be said for reading a book.  In this quote you can definitely see how Ramsey prefers to write, even though it was a quote said by someone else it represents a large part of her columns, she likes to use a lot of outside sources and research and back up her points.
       As a said before, a large part of Ramsey's columns incorporate adding in outside information, and I think that is part of the reason I didn't like her writing as much as other columnist I have looked at. As I was reading, I felt as if information was just being spit at me and the column seemed to turn into a news article or persuasive paper. For example, in the third article, Our kids tell the story of why preschool is a must, I felt as if she was just recalling facts when she says, "Now she ranks advanced or very advanced on every measure of Kindergarten readiness."  Or another example is, "Dr. Joseph Clark, a professor of neurology and rehabilitative medicine at UC health, worries that it's [small screens] are shrinking it [kid's vision]." from the first article, For better vision, Kids need time outdoors. Finally, my third example comes form the second article, Super Bowl QBs score points for great style, where Ramsey states, "My husband always told the boys if there's ever any kind of business situation, wear a suit and tie."
       If I had the chance to ever sit down with Krista Ramsey there are three main questions that I would ask that come to mind. First, What motivated you to become a columnist? Second, How do you come up with the topics for your columns? And lastly, What other columnists do you enjoy reading?
       In conclusion, I feel as if all columns are different in topics, writing style, and craft and it was interesting to see Krista Ramsey's take on things.