By William Marvel
Two weeks ago our 2007 Kennett graduate called to thank his mother and me for having forced him to write theme papers on assorted subjects, in addition to his regular schoolwork. In his fourth year of college he finally had to write a paper, and it apparently outshone those of his classmates, whom he characterizes as barely able to write.
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