I had a great English class in university where the professor agreed fully, and went so far as to really engage the class in doing the opposite. Instead of the

I had a great English class in university where the professor agreed fully, and went so far as to really engage the class in doing the opposite. Instead of the 5-page minimum paper filled with flowery prose, it was the 2-page paper in which you concisely argue your point and leave it at that. A lot of the class really had difficulty adjusting their writing style to be concise and convincing instead of superfluously padding their point to meet a quota. I'd love if this is something we saw more frequently in schools.