writing or reading

Naturally those who like to read are better writers. It is strange to see how those who do more than just read go above and beyond in writings. I personally do not see a reason to adapt this to a reading where I saw their experience of growing to be a better writer. Therefore I will talk about my own personal experience about my writing path.
Sentence structure was crucial in the school and it was to the point of having a specific structure to the way things where. No matter different approaches one tried to write when it came to essays points were always docked if the structure was not up to the teachers par. At times this became a lifesaver when one would procrastinate or just wanted to do the bare minimum and get an “easy A.”
It was not until my sophomore year in High School where I began to adapt to the writing skills of other authors. The teacher in my A.P. United States History class suggested that everyone in our class reads articles from TIMES, The New York Times, and various other upper articles. This suggestion really went a long way with me. I began reading these articles and saw the difference in my writing by me adapting to the writing of other professional writers. I realized that everything would be much easier if I just get straight to the point, repeat my point, and explain it. Also did I mention repeat my point one more time?