“Grammar is a necessary component of the whole language program. You need to know the basics before you can apply them.” – Pam DeVos, 2nd-grade teacher, Bannockburn School, Bannockburn
“At first, it didn’t seem like a great deal about teaching and turned out to be a lot of fun.” – Mitchel Bornstein, senior at Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, and a participant in the pilot pen pal project
“In order to teach writing well, you have to re-experience the writing process. You have to tap into an authentic voice within yourself. What you do has to have the feel of speaking on paper.” – Betty Jane Wagner, professor at National-Louis University, Evanston, and director of the Chicago Area Writing Project
“Writing is recursive; it progresses from first draft to final copy in logical steps.” – Arnie Barbknecht, executive director of instructional curriculum and personnel development, District 113, Deerfield/Highland Park High Schools
