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Has anyone used MLA format outside of high school ? (kbin.social)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have been thinking about things I haven't used since high school. Been wondering if high school was just a waste of time. If there should have been trades or specialization. I never used MLA formatting in more than a decade.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

High school (and all primary schooling) is 50% teaching you useful facts and knowledge and 50% teaching you skills like concentrated work effort, sitting and listening, taking instructions and following them, and applying critical thinking to transform knowledge. MLA falls into the latter category, in my opinion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I would say teaching you how to learn is like 75% of school if they are doing it right.