Schools aren't suited to teach students how to write well. Rather, schools just teach how to write "correctly." The Internet teaches better.
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"anything worth saying can be said in 140 characters" -- Twitter
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We should be grading on a value-per-sentence accounting system whilst still answering the question the writer set out to accomplish.
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Go teach a class and assign a paper with no pg length requirement and see how that works out for you.
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The incentive structure is terrible. Both AP English Language and Literature exams have been designed such that longer essays will def be 5s
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Meaning if you write concisely, or slowly, you’re definitely not getting a 5.
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-as a journo 90 word pieces were always harder than the 500 word ones. Meanwhile we increasingly value brevity, attention and intention.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I recall learning to summarize first (and write a précis) before writing long papers.
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my great philosophy professor always made me write shorter - "Nick you have to do it in 2 pages" when rest of class 10
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hence rambling, unclear communication across business (and academia, for that matter).
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If the goal is the essay then you can never win. AI wins instead. Steemit is the only answer, rewarder of content and producer of quality.
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what about fiction?
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This is why I skim most of the time I read. Most of it is just B.S.
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N is important for children because they need to think in longer, more complex arguments; it demands strategy and executive function
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Nothing wrong with N, just need to have substance enough to justify it--and headings, or delineations. Think Vonnegut.
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