Dear Matthew, We love Essentials in Writing, and I hope your showing at conferences goes well. I met you last year at the Midwest convention in Cincinnati (I was working with Marie Rippel at the All About Learning Press booth) and was so impressed with your curriculum (and your son!). Essentials in Writing is by far the easiest program to implement and teach that I’ve ever used, and I can’t wait to see your high school materials. I routinely encourage people to check out your program. The only negative I have found is that the sound quality on the DVD’s isn’t the best, and I hope that can be improved in time.
I’m using your 7th grade level with my 9th grader, and his only complaint is that he doesn’t like the banana next to the white board, LOL! Otherwise, your clear explanations and examples have really helped him with his writing, and he’s encouraged to keep using it.
Thanks for all of your work!
