“Good writing is good reading.”
What makes writing “good writing?” Everyone has a different style, a different preference for how they read and what they like to read. Is good writing subjective? If so does that also make good reading subjective?
There is, I think, a line that anyone with any sort of experience in reading or writing will notice. The use of words is an art form. Some do it better than others. I read something and say it is good writing, or I read something and say it is bad writing. My opinion is subjective, but will most likely be recognized by others. I do not find J.K. Rowling to be a terribly good writer, yet her books are enjoyable to read. They are, in a sense, “good reading.” How, then, can mediocre writing be followed by good reading? Or when someone says good writing is good reading do they automatically designate a certain type of writing with their definition of good reading? Maybe “good reading” is not the same as “enjoyable reading.”
For me, good writing does constitute good reading. When the art of the written word is done well, the content and message are free to reach out and grasp the reader without first tripping over awkward sentence structure and boring word choice. J.K, Rowling’s content has to make great strides to make up for the lack-luster writing, whereas Dave Eggers paints his memories on the page on the same level as he paints the words used to describe those memories.
In the long run I guess a certain group of people are bound to have one type of subjectivity associated with that phrase, though for others it could mean something entirely different.

There seems to be a stereotype attached to homeschoolers. They are introverts, have trouble relating to peers, and are usually of some Christian or religious denomination. Maybe they even wear overalls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x3O0WrwsFU
I was homeschooled. I have been told that I defy that stereotype.
My parents are religious, though their reasons for homeschooling myself and my four sisters were more for geographic reasons than religious ones. Needless to say, my schooling was less than conventional. By the time I reached high school I basically taught myself what I wanted to know. Early on I decided that I was college bound, and created a program of study for myself that matched that of "normal" high school students.
I was, however, involved in the local high school for the majority of those four years. I was friends with many of the class of 2006, and because I was a violinist I was recruited to play first violin in the pit orchestra of all the high school musicals. My senior year I was actually enrolled as a full-time student at Kennebunk High School.
I entered college as a music major, but by second semester of my Freshman year I wanted to try other things. I quickly found that I loved Law. It was like performing, except instead of an instrument I played my voice.
By the beginning of Sophomore year I quickly rolled off the phrase “I’m a Communications Major with a double minor in Music and Legal Studies. I’ll be going to law school when I graduate to pursue entertainment law.”
This course is for my major, though I also love to write. Words, writing, and the media are such a huge part of law, that I believe this course will be hugely helpful in all my areas of interest!