Withdrawl!!

I don't know about anyone else, but my entire summer has been Civil War....BCoF all during June was one thing, but now all of July has been the same way....the trip was AMAZING, and when I came home, all I have wanted to do and read has been having to do with the Civil War. I'm not sure how many times my boys have put in Gods and Generals or Gettysburg....it's kind of like those little kids watching the same episode of Barney over and over again EXCEPT I actually don't mind these.....I have read some great little books that I am excited to use in my classroom and I have found some great sites and video clips to use with my unit this year. I so enjoyed being around all of the great teachers that were in our group! Wow, how was I lucky enough to be able to be chosen for this experience. I am so much more knowledgeable, but also realized how much I still don't know (even more than before)....like the old idea of : "The more you know, the more you realize you don't know". The difference now however, is I have a whole different perspective and excitement about this part of America's history. I can't wait to share with my students and with my colleagues!

THANK YOU so much to the the L H Miller Foundation and to Zions Bank for this great opportunity. If the goal is to get teachers more excited to learn and share history with their students, success has been had by you.....I certainly have a renewed excitement and love that was not quite this grand before July 7th. :)