Principal Kathy Silver wheeled her copies into Dunbar and shared her stories of the enthusiasm for reading the students took with them and their constant begging, "When can we start reading these books?"
Dr. Chandra Maxwell felt the same. She shared a story of one reader at Wooster who was brought to stage during the performance. It sparked excitement in him and he now overjoyed to be seen as a reader and writer, eager to go after whatever comes next (to be fair, author Torrey Maldonado visited the school earlier and the energy was already pumped up...the school is on a roll).
This morning, I'll be working with Mr. King's ESL students from Central High School and gathering knowledge for building this summer's Ubuntu Academy with his language learners. I'm anxious to learn how older kids experienced the day and feel about the autographed books in their hands. They are such remarkable kids.
The Fairfield University spring semester is coming to a close and I'm on my final countdown of getting the last projects graded (and I had the best cohort of Literate Learners to date). An afternoon celebration with seniors, followed by a School of Education Awards ceremony in the evening will end the already exciting week.
As for sleep. It's coming. I can feel it in my bones.
