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7 thoughts on “Big Things Happening in Arizona”
Trailblazer!
I am speechless. You are DOING it! Standing up for what you know and believe on a “big-time” level. This is what we need more of us to do. To go GET our inclusion. To influence when we can.
Inspiring, Mike!
Thanks for sharing. I’d love to hear more.
Wow!! It’s been a busy morning…but I’ll get to writing back later. Wow. Wow. Wow.
Another WWOW!! Thanks so much for getting out there. I’d love to see the draft/final when available. What a huge, wonderful stride forward!
This is it! Taking it into your (our) own hands! Never before has your state organization had as knowledgable, passionate, articulate and (as Ben might say?) “badass” an advocate as you! They don’t EVEN KNOW what life you just breathed into language classes across your state!!
Mil gracias! May it spread like wildfire!
Thank you for going on this adventure Mike! We will all need positive state models to look up to, and perhaps AZ will provide that after your work is completed.
Ha…Jim…that is the funniest thing I have ever heard…Arizona as a model. The folks that have transplanted here from other parts of the country (like me) seem to have pretty good ideas on the world we live in. Unfortunately, many of the politicians tend to serve folks that live in the past and want to conserve their personal wealth 🙁
The ideas of inclusion and the phrase “programs based on Comprehensible Input” would however be great accomplishment in that document (even if many don’t know what it is).
I second the recommendation of Laurie Clarcq and encourage as many as possible to apply to serve on these committees in your state.
Michael it shows you what a true warrior Diana Noonan is, who this year serves as Denver Public Schools WL Coordinator but is also President of the CO state language teachers organization, CCFLT. She knows everybody and everything and nothing gets by her. I think of her as a hawk, like you, always keeping her eyes on things. Arizona needs more hawks of this variety!