Other than maybe 4-5 students, the entire class was on the same hockey team and treated the class like their locker room.

Other than maybe 4-5 students, the entire class was on the same hockey team and treated the class like their locker room.

I have a Bachelors of Arts Honours degree, major in English, minor in History, and then a Bachelor of Education degree.

I have a Bachelors of Arts Honours degree, major in English, minor in History, and then a Bachelor of Education degree.

Not take advantage of the free education they are receiving.

Not take advantage of the free education they are receiving.

There is nothing wrong with being an over-achiever, but 10 pages instead of 5 is too much.  6-7 pages, maybe, but 10 is too much.  Part of being a good writer is saying 10 pages worth of quality content in 5 pages – quality is better than quantity.  We try to teach students to be more efficient.  We also don’t want students to over-extend themselves when there is more work to be done on other topics and to practice other skills.

There is nothing wrong with being an over-achiever, but 10 pages instead of 5 is too much.  6-7 pages, maybe, but 10 is too much.  Part of being a good writer is saying 10 pages worth of quality content in 5 pages – quality is better than quantity.  We try to teach students to be more efficient.  We also don’t want students to over-extend themselves when there is more work to be done on other topics and to practice other skills.