In middle school, I put a lot of time into a paper for a history class, at least three times what anyone else did (probably more). I got a B for the class. The

In middle school, I put a lot of time into a paper for a history class, at least three times what anyone else did (probably more). I got a B for the class. The teacher said it felt like the paper was copied, because the writing was "too professional" and that middle school students don't write like that. The teacher was wrong. I just happened to have worked really hard because the topic was interesting to me.