Institute Completion!

Brain cancer is...

...back at the park.

I finished the Institute and we headed for the park, after a week hiatus.  Good news.  Life there continues as per usual.

With co-leader David Pagni, I had an amazing week at the institute, and I am honored to call the participants my colleagues.  Here they are:

They are practicing K-8 teachers from around the Southland who came together for the week to improve their (our!) mathematics knowledge and skill and our skills for teaching mathematics through problem solving. 

Here is a summary of what I told them when I said goodbye:

• The work of every single person in that room is critical.  Education is key to our democracy.
• Their work as math teachers is essential.  When our children learn mathematics, they gain knowledge that is powerful in our society and our world.  Mathematics is key to our students having choices in the future, and it's key to a wider range of contributions they can choose to make.
• Their work as individuals teachers is essential to the success of their students as humans.  How many of us can point to a teacher and say, "I am here because you believed in me"?

Thanks, Darrell, for making it possible for me to have this opportunity.

On to the next Life 3.0 adventure.

Happy Friday, Team D!