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Testimonials

Middle & High School Parents

“I just wanted to say thank you. I knew you were an amazing teacher because of everything [my older daughter] learned and how highly she spoke of you. However, I am blown away by how great you are with your younger students. [My children] love not only your class, but you. I don’t know that you will ever understand the impact you are having, or my gratitude for all you do, but THANK YOU!”

“I cannot explain to you how much my daughter has grown because of your class. Yours is ALWAYS the homework she does first, and she loves the assignments and tests…isn’t that funny! She hated reading and reading analysis before you, and now she reads ahead (because she can’t put the book down). She’s already told me that she’s taking all of your classes! I only wish you also taught Geometry and Biology!”

High School Students

“I have learned how to structure a concise and well-written sentence. For as long as I can remember, I knew how to write a sentence, but during this class, I learned how to create a sentence that expressed eloquence. I believe that this tool will stick with me my entire life and benefit me for years to come. Thank you for an amazing year, Mrs. Craven!”

“I always look forward to receiving feedback from Mrs. Craven. The feedback for this particular essay was extremely useful. It helped me reword certain statements that, to me, made sense in my head. Overall, writing this essay was surprisingly easy.”

Former Students

“I wanted to tell you thank you for all you taught me and for making me take notes in class. This year I have been taking classes at my local community college and scored into College Composition 1, which I took this fall. I often had to go back to the essay writing tools you taught as well as the skills you gave us for timed essays. I really don’t think I could have done the class if I did not have you as a teacher last year. Thank you so much! You were an amazing teacher!”

“I took a World Literature class this semester [in college] since it was required, and it made me miss our classes. The conversations were so shallow, and there wasn’t a lot of thought that needed to be put into it. We did read Things Fall Apart, though, and I referenced my old guided note-taking and essay for that one!”