How to say nothing in 500 words

I really enjoyed reading parts of this article, but the exaggeration of the horrific padding was intolerable. I sympathize with the teachers who have to read fluff and extended sentences just to make a deadline. I have been taught to fill my essays with more information than needed, and cut back the excess, like the author described. I think my last teacher has read this article because this lesson is exactly what I’ve learned. I don’t believe in writing just to see my thoughts on paper, I have to have meat behind my writing.