I always thought writing essays was the stupidest part of any class because it's entirely up to the teacher's viewpoint on whether the essay was good or not. I finally had a prof in college that REQUIRED us to have a meeting with him with our first draft in hand so that he could critique them before actually turning them in for grading, and suddenly it became so much easier to get good grades on essays.
I feel like essays are where teachers bump up the kids that don't do well but still try
I always thought writing essays was the stupidest part of any class because it's entirely up to the teacher's viewpoint on whether the essay was good or not. I finally had a prof in college that REQUIRED us to have a meeting with him with our first draft in hand so that he could critique them before actually turning them in for grading, and suddenly it became so much easier to get good grades on essays.
I feel like essays are where teachers bump up the kids that don't do well but still try