Re:Pioneering work that has changed our understanding of mig...
by marcos100 on Monday October 11, 2021 @06:48AM
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> I blame schools for teaching kids to reach word limits, instead of how to express themselves concisely.
I thought the same in the past. But I think it's a good idea to enforce word limits to make them think more about the subject and to practice writing longer and complex texts.
The problem is that the teachers just impose a limit without explaining and then it just looks like some bullshit metric.
I think modern journalism is more about SEO and getting attention, not word limits imposed when we were in school (if you hate word limits, then you probably dind't continue writing longer texts)
I thought the same in the past. But I think it's a good idea to enforce word limits to make them think more about the subject and to practice writing longer and complex texts.
The problem is that the teachers just impose a limit without explaining and then it just looks like some bullshit metric.
I think modern journalism is more about SEO and getting attention, not word limits imposed when we were in school (if you hate word limits, then you probably dind't continue writing longer texts)