At least America seems to try (and most countries in the Anglosphere, I think). In Spain, you can get through the whole educational system and not be taught wr

At least America seems to try (and most countries in the Anglosphere, I think). In Spain, you can get through the whole educational system and not be taught writing at all. I remember being told to write an essay from time to time but without getting taught any specific technique (in fact, I think the only technique I was taught was introduction - body - conclusion, but that was in... wait for it... English class!). I have always liked writing fiction, but I got that from the books I read when I was a child, not from school. I remember being happy when we were assigned an essay, especially if I could use it to write some fiction, but it was a quite uncommon occurrence. My understanding is also that it is relatively common in America to take a creative writing course in college/university, this is typically unavailable in Spain for STEM students and often may even be unavailable for humanities students. There is a lot of emphasis (both at school and university) on knowing the history of literature and analyzing classic works, but zero on writing your own.