First of all, most people hate Mrs. Squires because of how much writing she assigns. As a former student, my advice to future students is that you should most definitely pay as much attention as you can in class. The other reviews might say she is a bummer but she truly helps soooo much with improving your writing and grammar, plus she even helps with vocab but just not as well. She does enter you into any writing contest she can find, but I would not be as good at writing as I am today if it weren't for Mrs. Squires. 5/5 Highly recommend her class!