re: What does middle America school teachers and administration think of deleting Dept of Ed

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becoming an above average writer, but it was taught by us,

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And it took a lot of reading, didn't it? It's been acknowledged in many venues that it's rare kids (even in A+ school districts) ever read a full book in public school, they just read excerpts. This produces (I think) an inability to be able to notice how writer's styles differ, what voice is appropriate when, etc. I didn't practice writing a ton as a kid, but I read enough to know when I was writing something that didn't "look" right.