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Interesting question, Dana. Judging by the two of us, it
would seem that writing skills show up early. By the time
I was in HS, I'd dump out a first draft the night before a
report was due and get comments like, "you write so well!"
and, "inciteful and well organized!" I was always a voracious
reader and writing always seemed easy.
Did anyone on this list have to struggle to learn to write?
Or, for that matter, not show much interest in writing until
out of school?
I'm curious!
-Sue Gallagher
>... Makes me wonder how most of us would have fared on similar tests when we
> were in school. I did quite well on writing assignments, and it always came easy to
> me (I procrastinated, but when I finally sat down and worked on a writing
> assignment I cranked it out quickly and received high marks). I was among the
> highest in my class on the standardized English tests, but I really don't know how
> those tests equate to actual writing skills.
>
> Do you think we pick up most of our writing skills after we are out of high school,
> or, if you are a so-so writer when you're 15, you'll be that way when you're 50?
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