Writing to learn or learning to write

The article and the book made it very clear that writing to learn and learning to write is a very different topic. The techniques that we use to write essays such as prewriting, writing a draft, peer review, revising, editing, final draft, and publishing, are all apart of learning to write. It is the standard process we are taught at a very young age in order to complete an essay paper, short answer paper, or a simple two page paper. As a young student, I hated to write because of this simple step. I never wanted to complete and outline, or prewritten. I did not like sharing my unfinished work with anyone especially my peers. As I got to become an older writer, I began to write for a better meaning or understanding of things. Research is a valid point that was said in both the article and the textbook. When a child is curious about a certain idea or process, they began to explore and dig for answers, which interns requires a thought process and ways teachers can prompt a student by questioning. Throughout the book and the article the researchers offer several reasons why it is important to distinguish writing to learn and learning to write. I especially liked the expression, “writing to learn is meant to be a catalyst for further learning and meaning making.” It was said in both the article and the book. I truly believe that we learn more after we have seen it, written it, and researched it. After we have seen it in print three times it is prone to stay ingrained in our brain. The strategies that were given were awesome, such as the quick write, learning logs, and structured note-taking. As teachers we are always on the look out for what works with our students and what does not work. After reading the textbook, I took interest in the three kinds of knowledge. This was the very first time I have ever heard of these. Declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge helped me to understand how to categorize children knowledge. I believe I will research these topics more myself. I enjoyed reading the different ways to incorporate writing into the different subject areas; math, science, and social studies. Most teachers that teach those subjects feel they do not have to incorporate writing because it is not apart of their curriculum.
How could we as teachers make writing to learn an interest in student’s lives not just in the classroom?
How could we incorporate free writing also into the classroom rather than structured writing all the time?