Dr. Tate:

I observed the most amazing thing this morning ! I had walked down the hall to visit with an 8th grade teacher. His name is Mr. ******. He is one of our more difficult teachers. The glass is always half empty with him. Anyway, I looked into his room this morning, and I saw students all over the place. They were in all four corners. I did not know what to think because students do not get out of their desks in Mr. ******'s room. My first thought was that he had left the room. I finally spotted him, however. He was in the midst of the students teaching his heart out. You see, one group of students were molecules, another group was electrons and so forth. He was using one of the strategies that you taught us. He was helping students grow dendrites! When he saw me, he said, " I am trying." I said, " I see that, and I am impressed." I enjoyed your presentation.