tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475733202137622.post2409172742560170050..comments2011-08-23T15:29:56.471-07:00Comments on Join Our Journey!: Baby StepsKelly Siglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13261446456411185042noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475733202137622.post-36577259111088861262011-01-26T10:17:21.948-08:002011-01-26T10:17:21.948-08:00Thanks Kelly ... this is absolutely awesome. In w...Thanks Kelly ... this is absolutely awesome. In watching and listening to you and the others involved in "figuring out some stuff," I'm reminded of a story ... humor me as I'm old enough to have a lot of stories! In my mind I'm equating your work (as well the others) to my love of oak trees. It amazes me these beautiful, mature, and oftentimes HUGE oak trees all started as one small seed. Oak trees grow very slowly but because of this, they become very strong trees. Unlike some trees that grow rapidly but really don't have the strength to last very long. I envision to the work you and the group is doing to my love of oak trees. A small seed can grow strong and mature over a period of time. Thanks and keep up the great work.Kevin Fienehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07833457733896592001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475733202137622.post-50316527286740970522011-01-24T12:44:13.903-08:002011-01-24T12:44:13.903-08:00Kelly, I loved reading your blog! I have never tho...Kelly, I loved reading your blog! I have never thought of myself as a writer. I spend my day crunching numbers and solving problems as a high school math teacher and tech coordinator. My goal is to start blogging and become that better writer. I love shoes, too, but my shoes have to be supper comfortable. If you find that shoe you buy it in every color that it comes in.Mary Huntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475733202137622.post-32659305702641637402011-01-24T12:00:43.770-08:002011-01-24T12:00:43.770-08:00Kelly I think you've written everything that I...Kelly I think you've written everything that I was thinking after this experience. I am still trying to figure out the best way to make it work in my classroom, but I know it can! Thanks for sharing the last few days with me. Hopefully we will be able to support each other as we return to the "real world".Mrs. Voyles Classroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554432383402555737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475733202137622.post-81905163742383100522011-01-24T11:45:10.279-08:002011-01-24T11:45:10.279-08:00Oh Denise... You brought tears to my eyes! How nea...Oh Denise... You brought tears to my eyes! How neat to know that my silly blog is bringing genius to other classrooms! :) I'll be floating on air all day!! My kids made some papers to explain their genius... I'll attempt to post them tonight. Thanks so much for reading!Kelly Siglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261446456411185042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475733202137622.post-62471558961355234522011-01-24T11:20:41.775-08:002011-01-24T11:20:41.775-08:00Woohoo! You tell it so powerfully, Kelly. I gave m...Woohoo! You tell it so powerfully, Kelly. I gave my junior highers the "You are Geniuses" speech today and no one snickered. If they didn't believe it they wanted to! Thanks for the encouragement. I will definitely be coming back to read more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475733202137622.post-26815048859720725442011-01-23T20:30:59.101-08:002011-01-23T20:30:59.101-08:00Thanks, Beth! This has given me such a great outle...Thanks, Beth! This has given me such a great outlet for expressing my thoughts. I loved writing in college until the creative part of it got beaten out of me... Ironic, yes? :)<br /><br />If I could wear heels right now without my feet swelling to enormous proportions, I'd totally do it! (For about 3 minutes. Do they make fabulous flats??)Kelly Siglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261446456411185042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31475733202137622.post-34059716166750989642011-01-23T20:04:20.127-08:002011-01-23T20:04:20.127-08:00Kelly I'm so glad you had the same experience ...Kelly I'm so glad you had the same experience I did. I couldn't sleep last night my head was spinning with thoughts of how I can help our teachers understand what we went through and how it changes everything! I have even more questions (and frustrations) now. Here are a few quick ramdom thoughts:<br />1. if you even want me to come into your classroom while you are gone please let me know - I'd love to help out<br />2. we have to keep this alive - the 5 of us need to continue our great dialogue from the past 3 days and support each other in our teaching transformations<br />3. we really need to start wearing cuter shoes! :-)Bethnoreply@blogger.com