Introduction

      Although school is centered around making students realize their full potential and help them prepare for the next level of education ahead, some things implemented in school may actually hurt students for both of these things. One major field in which schools have a negative effect on their students with the methods they incorporate is writing. Teachers often offer a form or a way students should write and label that way as the right way. One example being the five paragraph essay. The major focus here is to determine whether requiring students to follow a set format hurts them or helps them.