Comment by pasquinelli

> Why do we write, anyway?

> I believe that the main reason a human should write is to communicate original thoughts.

in fairness to the students, how does the above apply to school work?

why does a student write, anyway? to pass an assignment, which has nothing to do with communicating original thoughts-- and whose fault is that, really?

education is a lot of paperwork to get certified in the hopes you'll get a job. it's as bereft of intelectual life as the civil service examinations in imperial china. original thought doesn't enter the frame.