I think that the way schools generally teach writing encourages students to view writing as a linear exercise in which the goal is not good writing but completion of the paper.  The emphasis is less on the ambiguities of writing, the style and the art, and more on meeting deadlines and simply writing something.  As students mature as writers, however, it is important to begin to understand that writing is a multi-step process in which writing is revised multiple times and the final product consists layering multiple revisions on top of each other.

I’ll definitely try to take a more positive approach to revising as a I revise my paper.  I’ll try to make the best of it, and genuinely make it a positive and productive experience.  Revision certainly provides many opportunities to feel discouraged and overwhelmed but I will remember the stories of positive revision experiences included in this essay and will seek to make positive changes to my paper.