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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it sounds like you actually weren't a very good writer if you couldn't follow simple instructions
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I didn't know the instructions! It was assumed at that point that kids already knew the basic essay structure and they didn't have to go over 'have to write essays', but I had never learned this