my skills

Writing has never come easily to me. In high school I never was challenged to write my best, and if I didn’t do a good job on a paper the teacher would pass me anyways. Just like peter elbow I have trouble connection my outlines to my papers. And i have troubles getting started. When I do start writing I go off on tangents that are not related to the paper at all. in high school the English classes that I took were a joke, they didn’t ever teach me how to write a good paper I just sort of figured out what I needed to do to get a passing grade. I also have a big problem with procrastination. I leave everything till the night before and then rush to finish the paper usually producing a paper that is mediocre at best. I would really like to improve my writing skills, to better myself. I am looking forward to this class.