Informal Writing Assignment #1

So my assignment is kind of on several of the articles we read, I thought they all spoke to each other in a really good way. Hope it's good
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From the time we are old enough to walk, most of us are taught that education and school are the most important things in our lives. Our family and teachers all tell us that if we want to be successful in life, we have to be educated. We work hard in elementary school so that we can make it to middle school. We strive to succeed in middle school so that we can continue on to high school. Once there we struggle and take difficult classes so we can get into the college of our parents dreams. If we get into college we’re a success, if we don’t we’re doomed to a mediocre life. Throughout this educational process we subjected to different standardized tests (ex. SAT, WASL) that test our abilities in subject areas that are needed for us to move on in the educational ladder. It’s during this standardized testing the engfish is prominent. Students attempt to embellish their work with fancy words that they might not understand in order to seem smarter than they actually are. Ken Macrorie says “Naturally the student thinks the textbook is a model of the language the teacher wants, so she give that language to him.” However, the student doesn’t just think that engfish is what the teacher wants. The student knows that engfish is what is necessary in order to continue in their education. Engfish is taught to students by their family and teachers who tell them that education is the only way to be successful. To the student, engfish makes them seem smart, and they know that you have to be smart to get into college. For most students, college is the only option that their family gives them, so in turn engfish is the only option they have.