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Mythologist :
What’s really frustrating is that sometimes professors will have their own weird and (in my opinion) bad rules for their own classes. I’m in grad school and there’s one professor who literally wants us to write “in this paper I will…” in the first paragraph and thinks that’s the best sign of a strong, well-defined thesis.
2026-09-27 15:28:15
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gah1702 :
took honore english in highschool. got to college and got c on the first 2 papers. when I asked the professor about it she said it was because I didn't write "my thesis is".
2026-09-27 18:32:53
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magyarmarx :
I was shocked at how MLA format was barely used. It would have been much more useful to have started APA citation in my Social Studies classes and the other methods for science and literature.
2026-09-27 19:32:09
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user3155963180447 :
The 5 para essay is a fantastic foundation. Having taught students who did not learn this in HS, I think it is critical for college prep.
2026-09-27 15:45:38
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dalilou3 :
I don’t do hooks anymore and I find less teachers doing it especially the silly question ones.
2026-09-29 23:30:55
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lil zyrtec 🤧 :
I just wanna say I appreciate you saying "it was appropriate for the situation." I've encountered a lot of professionals who want to look from their specific niche endpoint and say "that's how we should've been teaching kids to write" ignoring that it's often necessary to teach in phases. It'd be like saying we're wasting time letting kids ride tricycles because it's not the same as the bike they'll have to ride later.
2026-09-28 04:02:38
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user8232105083112 :
More classes than English should teach writing per their discipline in high school. MLA and rules for English classes/professions don’t apply for those science classes. But English teachers shouldn’t be solely responsible for teaching writing in all disciplines.
2026-09-30 21:17:53
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heatingpadlover67 :
i will always defend the 5 paragraph method for high school students. I think it’s a great starting point. Students who want to do more, will; students who are pushed by their teachers to improve their writing, will; and those who are struggling have a consistent method. I didn’t use that writing style in my undergrad, but it was drilled into my head on how to organize my writing which was extremely beneficial
2026-09-28 22:47:15
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Rowan :
The life lesson is teachers get stuck on the power trip of arbitrary rules. You got a learn what is real and what is someone’s ego. Discern that in life and you will know which rules to break and which to not break.
2026-09-28 11:47:55
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Michelle, EdS :
I teach middle school and I don't teach them to write hooks. I hate some of the "helps" they teach in elementary like "I think this because" ... I spend all my time getting them to unlearn "writing about writing." so... I just don't teach writing crutches.
2026-09-27 02:44:39
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Allthingsthatpop :
I HATE HOOKS!! I’m a HS Senior teacher and an adjunct professor. This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Every teacher in the HS teaches this way and it drives me crazy.
2026-10-05 02:10:12
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Bishop :
So many college professors are awful, hiding grades, changing formats, etc. learning the material is so much easier on your own
2026-10-01 17:29:57
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Spinalcordblood :
I don’t understand why they teach it in high school if they just don’t want that in college
2026-09-28 13:50:40
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Elissa :
As a high school science teacher scientific writing is very hard for most students because it’s so different than English writing because it’s third person you don’t want the hook. It can be dry. It can be literal and students really struggle with this.
2026-10-01 04:37:45
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TheyThemFemme :
YES. most of my juniors (in a history class) start with "All throughout history....." and my response is always "how are you gonna cite that??" Shockingly though, they rarely have a thesis statement.
2026-09-29 16:46:57
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jord.rae.51 :
I teach 11th and 12th grade high school English, including AP language and AP literature, and I definitely tell them that their hooks need to be relevant and specialized to their topic. Out with, the cliché hooks!
2026-09-29 21:10:46
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Tmatt :
And then when it changes they think their hs teachers taught them wrong. I try to always preface to my students to make sure you k know the expectations of the prof. In college and the hs writing I teach gives you a foundation to expand on at the next level.
2026-10-04 01:33:24
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Nachiarah :
I had a D in an essay. she wanted it to say " in this essay I will.." and just reword what I read. which is completely different for the 12 years I was taught but I did and got an A 😭😭
2026-10-01 07:42:28
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appleuser238252868 :
How are you supposed to start university essays?
2026-09-27 03:50:21
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Mikaela🦖 :
I feel like I woke up one day in college and there were all these rules about writing that I was never taught. But boy was I expected to already know.
2026-09-29 05:54:50
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Birdwatcher79 :
No high school teacher worth her salt is telling high school students to start with “Throughout history…”
2026-09-27 13:09:13
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Lily~ dancing blind :
In grad school I’m often told to write shorter less complex sentences haha
2026-09-27 17:30:18
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Garrett Fuller :
I remember however I wrote in high school holding really well. The hook didn’t get rejected, but I did have to learn what the hook needed to look like for a given class. Did the paper need flowers and flavor or was it just a barebones well explained discussion bland diet? And the 2015 to 2019 college and even some recent online writing classes I took.
2026-09-28 10:04:42
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puppylover :
Last year as a junior in HS I took a dual credit English comp 1301 class and we completely relearned how to write essays. Before we were expected to have a hook and build our paragraphs based on our idea. Then in the college class we learned how to build body paragraphs first and formulate our thesis based on the evidence we gathered. It felt backwards at first, but it’s really the correct way to do it. Idk why they don’t teach that from the start.
2026-09-27 22:45:08
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u98917121 :
High school teachers and students are experiencing a similar tension where the skills for a middle school context are no longer appropriate for the high school classroom.
2026-09-27 21:41:48
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