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Isaac1987
12/12/18 8:33:41 PM
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I'm 30 and considering going back to school, but the thought of writing these really puts me off.

Maybe I was just doing it wrong, but I'd always BS some nice sounding composition just to get the grade. I never wrote a paper and learned anything through it. Nor am I submitting this paper to anyone that can benefit from it. It's going to be read, graded, and thrown away.

I'm not saying this is the deal breaker for me, but just my observation.
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008Zulu
12/12/18 8:36:00 PM
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The help teach structured writing, and critical thinking skills.
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Patty_Fleur
12/12/18 8:37:21 PM
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Isaac1987 posted...
I'm 30 and considering going back to school



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PleaseClap
12/12/18 8:38:00 PM
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Isaac1987 posted...
I never wrote a paper and learned anything through it.

This is what we call a "you problem"
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SSJCAT
12/12/18 8:38:36 PM
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008Zulu posted...
The help teach structured writing, and critical thinking skills.

this. essays are actually more helpful than you think.
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Patty_Fleur
12/12/18 8:40:37 PM
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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Patty_Fleur posted...
Isaac1987 posted...
I'm 30 and considering going back to school




You should be ashamed of yourself.


Yes TC should be. I graduated college at 25
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Isaac1987
12/12/18 8:43:44 PM
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Patty_Fleur posted...
JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Patty_Fleur posted...
Isaac1987 posted...
I'm 30 and considering going back to school




You should be ashamed of yourself.


Yes TC should be. I graduated college at 25

Congratulations!!! You are a winner. You beat me at something. Woohoo!
At 20, I still had no goal for my future, so I opted to get a job to make money. Now I've got enough and a better understanding of what my future could be like so I'd like to pursue new possibilities.
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COVxy
12/12/18 8:45:17 PM
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I usually end up with a new view of the problem I'm working on after I start writing it up.
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averagejoel
12/12/18 8:45:22 PM
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self-directed essays were definitely the area of my schooling where I learned the most. at least for the sit-in-a-classroom-and-learn-things classes
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MagnusX
12/12/18 8:48:08 PM
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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Patty_Fleur posted...
Isaac1987 posted...
I'm 30 and considering going back to school




You should be ashamed of yourself.

This is true for a lot of the garbage he posts.

PleaseClap posted...
Isaac1987 posted...
I never wrote a paper and learned anything through it.

This is what we call a "you problem"

This, because:

008Zulu posted...
The help teach structured writing, and critical thinking skills.
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Sexypwnstar
12/12/18 8:52:05 PM
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Patty_Fleur posted...
JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...
Patty_Fleur posted...
Isaac1987 posted...
I'm 30 and considering going back to school




You should be ashamed of yourself.


Yes TC should be. I graduated college at 25


Imagine being a teacher or pretending to be a teacher on gamefaqs.gamespot.com and making fun of someone for trying to better themselves by going back to school.

Also, essays/reports do suck, but they will or should help you to focus on making coherent thoughts hopefully in a format that flows. This can translate to public speaking as well.
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