Maurice Sendak is an excellent author and his books are funny, educational, and are just plain good stories. However, some students will not want to look at the monster pictures, and they shouldn't be forced to do so. Parents have every right to ask teachers not to read Sendak if the pictures scare their children.

Are you constantly looking for ways to improve your writing? This site also has several links for ESL learners, which my current school has a population of 25%. Thus, I love the links for the ESL learners.

I can remember when journal writing was a must do all the way up to attending high school. When I entered college, journals became non-mandatory. What a shame.