Toronto Star (24/Apr/1986) - Kids' gory stories are just for effect

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• letter: Kids' gory stories are just for effect
• author(s): Jake Langley
• newspaper: Toronto Star (24/Apr/1986)
• keywords: Alfred Hitchcock

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Kids' gory stories are just for effect

Re, your article, Kids' passion for violence disturbs Metro educators (April 20). When I read that article, it really cracked me up to hear how worried the teachers are about these horror stories.

I know from experience that all that gory writing is just to gross the teachers out. When I was in Grade 6, I used to write the same sort of stuff to get the teacher upset and the more she freaked, the more I wrote to make the reaction even better. But in Grade 7, the teacher did not react so I started writing more serious compositions.

I would like to add that the spelling stinks in these kids' compositions. The teachers should be more concerned about the grammar and spelling and the imagination in the stories than the fact that they are gross.

No need to worry, teacher, there is a chance that these kids may be the Stephen King or Alfred Hitchcock of the future.

JAKE LANGLEY
Grade 8
Gordon Graydon Senior Public
Brampton