In the classrooms I was in, students didn't usually write outlines. In some instances, they did, but didn't even know you're supposed to start with the Roman Numerals, then enhance each topic.
My point? Shallow education with the wrong priorities is the problem. Solve that and the cheating corporations would be less popular.
It isn't a new concept that students pay others to research or even write their papers.
The best high school teacher I ever had was the one who demanded that we learn to take notes. He was a science teacher taught largely by way of an overhead projector with us taking notes. We were expected to take those notes to find and study the appropriate material which we would later be tested on. He also graded our notes.
Its a habit that I’ve carried with me ever since. I almost always carry a pocket sized notepad and write facts that I may need to keep track of. I know it certainly impresses a new boss to see a new hire paying that kind of attention to detail.
That’s how my son’s high school works. Darn near every paper of appreciable length is graded about 3 times: Outline, rough draft, and final copy. In addition, sources are checked, and the boys had better be able to answer questions about the paper because they WILL be asked questions.
He goes to a very tough Catholic high school. I KNOW they don’t do it that way in the public schools.
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