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Let me edit that by saying that there are obviously many ways to draw. But if a drawing is made with lines, then I judge it by its lines. Smudging can be a very effective tool.
Today art is too often taught without any structure or method. I was taught to draw in a very strict discipline, copying drawings, their lines, and with a teacher that stood over me and made sure that my lead was properly sanded to a chiselled point, and that my lines were just so. The teacher made a line, we made a line. If you want to learn to draw, copy the masters drawings line for line, smudge for smudge.
I personally am not a fan of pencil drawings that are photographic which take hours and days to draw. I prefer to see a drawing that utilizes powerfully drawn lines that are drawn with flare and sub-conscious abandon. That only comes when you have done a great deal of drawing.
Again, that is only my personal opinion, of which I am the world's foremost expert!
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