RESPONSES FROM STUDENTS AND PARENTS
Never have I walked into an English classroom with more enthusiasm and energy than I do now, because I am so excited to take back what I learned at the workshop and use it to enhance my studies." "[My daughter's] experience at Simon's Rock was pivotal in her development as a young woman and as a writer."
"I participated in the Writing and Thinking Workshop during the summer of 1990. I am now a high school English and history teacher. Simon's Rock was an extraordinary experience for me. It was my first time away from home, and my first time pursuing studies that were student driven and truly interesting to me; I think often about that summer."
"In coming to the workshop I wanted to liberate my writing, and truthfully speaking, I got just that. I have done the type of writing here that I have always wanted to do; that is, writing that is both understandable and enjoyable...The experience here at the workshop is one that is indescribable in words, even for a writer, and one that I will always carry with me."
"This workshop has completely opened my mind to learning from other writers, from people's criticism, from the world. I've learned that I'm not the only writer out there, the only person who wants to put it all down on paper. It's a comforting thought, knowing that you do have a valid talent."
"At this workshop I have done the kind of writing I have always wanted to do, and I leave here with an excitement and curiosity that I didn't have before. My writing has been set free and is enjoying itself immensely."
"After discussing the experience with my daughter, I can say that the workshop was not what I expected, but was even better than what I had hoped."
