Saturday, May 1, 2010

"Two Wong's Don't Make a White!"


Thursday, I went with a friend and fellow student teacher to see Harry Wong and his wife, Rosemary, at a conference at MTSU. I have his book, "First Days of School" and have read, reread, and marked the pages so much, you wouldn't believe it's less than a year old! lol

I couldn't wait to hear him speak...and he did NOT disappoint. He and his wife both took over four hours to walk us through the book, explain more in detail, give examples, and show us where to "beg, steal, and borrow". They are both very funny (take the title quote as just one small example)and very friendly, "down-to-earth" people.

They were so generous that during the breaks, they signed books, took pictures, and talked to anybody and everybody that approached them. My friend, Barbara, and I got a picture with the both of them (which she has and I need to get soon) and signed our book.

It sure beat going to the Professional Learning Conference that the middle school was having that day and I was excused from! :)

I know that I've officially become a geek, but I don't mind one bit.

1 comment:

  1. It's all good. Sounds like you had a great time. Who cares if your a geek...lol...we are all a bit geeky from time to time. I have plenty of those moments!!

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