Has any decent essayist, in all Earth's history, ever said that they first learned their Art by way of being forced by average teachers to write essays due Monday?
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i was homeschooled and LOVED writing, i wrote over a million words as a teenager, i was, in hindsight, actually a very good writer. and when i finally had to get essays graded for short periods in my late education i got terrible grades. writing was my lowest score in the SAT
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i remember my first essay a teacher graded, i poured my HEART AND SOUL into it, i was so excited to be able to share my #1 passionate skill, i wove words beautifully.
but alas, i did not follow the required essay structure (opening, etc.) i didnt know existed, and I got a D
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i very gradually learned to stop trying or get excited about writing when i was being graded. i realized they didn't actually care how much i was exploding with creativity and passion, they just were looking for basic essay structure. it destroyed all my joy of writing for them.
fuck those guys, i learned my art reading three fantasy novels a week for five years straight and now i make more money off my writing than they ever did, they can suck my butthole
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I let my students get away with murder in their writing because I'm only trying to train them not to hate writing
You learned to write, but they are trying to teach you how to Goodhart essay grading, which is what matters for success in high school and college.
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i was homeschooled and LOVED writing, i wrote over a million words as a teenager, i was, in hindsight, actually a very good writer. and when i finally had to get essays graded for short periods in my late education i got terrible grades. writing was my lowest score in the SAT
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