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It's not approached as a very valid form of communication. Narrator: In a recent interview, filmmaker George Lucas spoke about the need to rethink the way we teach communication skills. Narrator: The teaching of those rules and other facets of media literacy, is gradually gaining traction in schools across the country. Teacher: But why? National Novel Writing Month. 826 National | Writing Publishing Tutoring. DonorsChoose.org: An online charity connecting you to classrooms in need.