minus-squaresouthsamurailinkfedilink28•1 year agoWriting essays is supposed to demonstrate mastery of a subject while also giving the student a deeper understanding of the subject. What it actually teaches most students is how to write essays, and it usually teaches them to write bad essays.
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni 🇺🇸linkfedilink18•1 year agoHow to express a thought in as many words as possible.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoIt’s often harder to do it in less words. In my ethics course we had to summarize each chapter on a single page. It’s hard to cram a good summary into one page.
Writing essays is supposed to demonstrate mastery of a subject while also giving the student a deeper understanding of the subject.
What it actually teaches most students is how to write essays, and it usually teaches them to write bad essays.
How to express a thought in as many words as possible.
It’s often harder to do it in less words. In my ethics course we had to summarize each chapter on a single page.
It’s hard to cram a good summary into one page.