lunabee34

I finally got an explanation last spring for why the local school system starts students with persuasive essays before expository essays-- The state of Michigan used to rely heavily on ACT scores to evaluate high schools and for admissions to state colleges/universities, and the essay required for that was always persuasive. Because of that, the school board decided that kids needed to start writing persuasive essays before any other type. 3rd-8th grade, my daughter didn't write any essays that weren't persuasive.

I still feel that it was the schools trying to teach a no-hands cartwheel before a forward somersault or bicycling before walking.