Grade school has never been kind to genuine writers. It reminds me of SAT essays that favored formulaic writing, because guess what: the grading criteria were formulaic!

I think grading in general can be stymying for students' motivation and creative drives.

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idontwantthis 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I had fun with those because they only care about the quality of the writing not the content so I would make sure that none of my facts or references were real.

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Onavo 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Being able to write in a formulaic manner is a skill though. Not being able to write properly is not great for communication.

	▲	Paracompact an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There was nothing useful about the particular formula they were teaching. It wouldn't even be useful for a bureaucrat. It only tested how well you knew the formula, how confidently you simplified inherently nuanced topics, and how lucky you got that the random underpaid SAT grader (usually a teacher looking for a pittance of extra cash) thought your essay fit the rubrics they were given. Good riddance to the thing.
	▲	carcabob 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		True. Writing structures for arguments and analysis make a huge difference in effective writing. I wish brevity and linguistic precision were taught more, as well. Miscommunication due to ambiguity is one of the biggest causes I see for confusion or heated arguments.