I saw them baffled by what teachers said they wanted ([snip]), which often seemed to mask what they really wanted (“elegantly analyze these stories and com

I saw them baffled by what teachers said they wanted ([snip]), which often seemed to mask what they really wanted (“elegantly analyze these stories and compose, in formal prose, a well-supported argument that will not only engage the ambiguities without resolving them but delight and surprise me”) My essays would always concentrate on resolving ambiguities... this glib comment sort of makes me wonder