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To: Mr Ramsbotham
Creativity isn’t fostered by pedantry

I sometimes think that the emphasis on creativity in school writing classes is just an excuse for teachers either too lazy or too ignorant to teach grammar and spelling. The truly creative will learn to write even better and the rest of the little squids will at least write their boring prose in a readable format.

22 posted on 12/07/2011 9:25:42 AM PST by BfloGuy (The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.)
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To: BfloGuy
I sometimes think that the emphasis on creativity in school writing classes is just an excuse for teachers either too lazy or too ignorant to teach grammar and spelling.

That's always been my impression. But it shows, I think, a gross misunderstanding of creativity.

23 posted on 12/07/2011 9:42:42 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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