It was so cool to hear that you read my blog and to be encouraged! Thanks. I decided to take a look at yours. I also saw Erin Gruwell talk this year at TCEA (Texas Computer Educators Association). It was so impressive to hear someone talk who actually had a movie made about her teaching. You couldn’t say “Oh that is just a movie, no one can do that…” I still did feel that I couldn’t do that, but maybe I can do other things and her main point that you have to start where the kids are (in her case living in a violent society) keeps coming back to me. It is a powerful lesson.

Janice