English classes aren't there for creativity - that's a secondary option.
English classes exist to help you process what others are communicating and to facilitate your communication with others. Most of this won't be creative endeavors, and the focus usually shys away from this stuff as kids get older. This is especially true with "advanced" and "AP" classes, which tend to model themselves after a more scholarly look at literature. There isn't much room for creativity there.
This doesn't make things a farce, but merely a different take than what you think you'd want for a fun class. IIRC, they offered a creative writing elective when I was in school. Anyone actually interested would take it, but in modern times, I'd guess students are more likely to get tips from places like NaNoWriMo - and all it takes if for a teacher to mention that once or twice for interested students to do it. For fun.
English classes exist to help you process what others are communicating and to facilitate your communication with others. Most of this won't be creative endeavors, and the focus usually shys away from this stuff as kids get older. This is especially true with "advanced" and "AP" classes, which tend to model themselves after a more scholarly look at literature. There isn't much room for creativity there.
This doesn't make things a farce, but merely a different take than what you think you'd want for a fun class. IIRC, they offered a creative writing elective when I was in school. Anyone actually interested would take it, but in modern times, I'd guess students are more likely to get tips from places like NaNoWriMo - and all it takes if for a teacher to mention that once or twice for interested students to do it. For fun.