Twent-etght-year-old Elaine Stafford is a very successful journalist. ln elementray school Elaine loved English and always
got excellent grades on her compositions. Everything changed when she was in the seventh grade and her English teacher retired.
From the ages of 13 to 16, her new English teacher told her that her compositions shouldn't be so imaginative.
"Just before my 16th birthday, l realized that if l started writing boring compositions, l might get better grades. So, that's what
l did...and l started getting excellent grades and comments like: 'This is much batter!'