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Most people who go through school don't learn to become competent writers. This is shows that school does not teach people to be competent writers. So competen
by RationalDino 3y ago
Most people who go through school don't learn to become competent writers. This is shows that school does not teach people to be competent writers.
So competent writers generally did not learn that skill in school. At best they learned some foundational skills. But the competent writers that I've known, often think that there were betters ways in which they could have learned those skills.
I have sometimes been accused of writing competently. And so it should be no surprise that I agree with them. School was a terrible way for me to learn. And I credit most of my skills to things that I did outside of school.
This goes doubly for homework assignments. As https://www.alfiekohn.org/homework-myth/ https://www.alfiekohn.org/homework-myth/ explains, research shows that homework is useless overall. It can help, or it can hurt. And on average it balances out to no net benefit.
I have ADHD. This reduces the odds that homework helps and increases the odds that it hurts. Growing up, homework was a constant burden on my life. I would have been far better off if I'd been given less homework. Particularly homework which looks like a practice drill.