“Just about everyday I’m told to be quiet. I sometimes get embarrassed because everyone turns at me and giggles... Whenever the teacher ask a question, I will blurt out the answer! I have so much energy and enthusiasm. ... So, one day my problem seemed to be solved. The teacher says we have a new reading program called Junior Great Books. In this program there is discussion time. We get to argue about the story and express what we think is right. This is my kind of program.”

by Warren Fields
5th grader at Thomson Elementary in 2009