I'd like to be an English teacher, but I am not very good at writing essays. What should I do?

I am very passionate about reading, and becoming an English teacher (high school English teacher to be exact) will be perfect for this (and do some of my own writing on the side). The first thing I know when I enter college to become an English teacher is being flooded with essays. I have never been good at writing them, and I'm afraid that this will keep me from becoming an English teacher.

What do you guys think?

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krf336 · M

just about any subject in college will be flooded essays unless possible you want to teach some kind of science or engineering.

College is designed to teach you how to get better at that stuff, so as long as you give it half a brain worth of attention you will get better. And to be honest you don't have to be that great at essay writing to be an English teacher unless you want to teach at a college. Most public schools systems will hire if you can spell your name right.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

That's why they flood you with essays--so you'll get better with practice!

A good book that may help is this famous old composition textbook:

[i]The Elements of Style[/i]
Authors: Strunk & White

If you want to write, then you will need to get better at essays and scholarly writing. If you need to, get a tutor.

Dewms

Practice. Practice articulating your thoughts 😀 I hope you become a teacher

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@Dewms The ironic thing is that I have no problem writing stories. Thanks for the support. :)

Dewms

@BlackBloodDemon woooh! Then this will be a piece of cake for youuu 💪

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@Dewms The concepts behind writing your own story and writing an essay are different. :c

Fangirlsarah1996 · 26-30, F

Apart from that, you must be prepared to deal with assholes and idiots on a daily basis.

Trust me, I went to school so I know this shit 😂

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@Fangirlsarah1996 I'm more worried about passing my classes. ^^"
I already live with assholes, so I'm used to it.

Notmesam

Get a degree in English, your essay writing skills will improve greatly

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@Notmesam That's exactly what I'm going for :D

Wiseacre · F

Take a creative writing course!

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@Wiseacre I already did! It was the best class I have ever taken in my high school career. In my opinion, I think creative writing is more for writing your own stories (poems, novels, short stories, plays, etc.).

MartinTheFirst · 22-25, M

Practice

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