: There are two parts to this question. One is about starting a sentence with 'and' and the second is about school. To take the second part first: at least in primary school, teachers try to

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There are two parts to this question. One is about starting a sentence with 'and' and the second is about school.
To take the second part first: at least in primary school, teachers try to get you to write what is considered to be Standard English. Standard English is what any English reader in any country could understand. There are certain 'rules' to Standard English, like you start sentences with capital letters. Starting a sentence with 'and' isn't Standard English. When you do an English exam, the examiner expects you to write in Standard English. In fact, in England, there are marks allocated to using correct language in many subjects. Therefore, your teacher doesn't want you to start sentences with 'and'.
The other part of the question is why you want to start with 'and'. It is a coordinating conjunction and so is used to join two main clauses, usually. What purpose is served by placing it at the beginning of sentence? Personally, I very rarely start a sentence with 'and' unless it is part of dialogue.

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