tacoman333 t1_j6bqsms wrote on January 29, 2023 at 4:48 AM

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That sounds like absolute hell. How long were the essays?

Nightcat666 t1_j6bsu4o wrote on January 29, 2023 at 5:07 AM

Couple pages. 5-6 I think was average but they weren't super strick on length as long as you answered the prompt properly. It was also all hand written as well.

tacoman333 t1_j6byi0h wrote on January 29, 2023 at 6:04 AM

That's straight out of one of the school related nightmares I used to have as a kid.

Writing 5-6 pages by hand during a single class period. My god... The only time a student is supposed to be doing that is if they procrastinated until the day the essay was due.

Coffee_nomnom t1_j6cyx5t wrote on January 29, 2023 at 1:42 PM

I mean the tech exists to allow them to type. Hand writing that much would miserable for hands not accustomed to it.

ironballs24-7 t1_j6e2arc wrote on January 29, 2023 at 6:18 PM

Right there with you - AP history/English team taught class in HS. Block scheduling meant I had that course 90 minutes a day for an entire school year. At least 2x 60min essays per week, 2-4 pages hand written.

For all you kids out there just remember 5 things: Intro, social, economic, political reasons, and close it off with a nice quote in a closing paragraph.

Hated it at the time, but so glad I did it!