This morning, Mercer worked on writing a student essay for entrance to a school he wishes to attend next year, Rumsey Hall, in Connecticut. He selected the first option out of the 5 essay prompts provided and he was to respond in a minimum of 250 words. Mercer had to explain an event that impacted his life or way of thinking. He narrated the event for me and began writing it, but I finished the long hand. Mercer chose an incident that occurred when he was eight years old that scarred him not just physically, but emotionally. He was clear in his thought and organization of details and used good word choices and phraseology. I asked him to carefully edit his work to insure it met the parameters outlined and if he wished to include any additional information or insights before submission.