My two cents: Last summer when I tested, some of the kids brought projects that they had written without their teacher, and I asked the others about the topic they would have chosen to write about had they done one in class. I dared not open my mouth till now, but as the discussion has come this far.... ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------