Readers Comments
Molly wrote: Mr. Brooks, YOU are an amazing teacher and man! A wonderful lesson, I look forward to reading more. Thanks!
Rick Brooks wrote: Just a quick update. I was--and am--amazed. So much so that I'll be putting together a collection of what my students wrote and did, and continue to do. A group donation to a Neighborhood Center, gifts for one student's neighbors whose father died over Thanksgiving in a house fire; support for a family whose father has a brain tumor (cash matched 5-1); that's jut the beginning. More important to me was the fact that, to a person, everyone in the class thought and talked about the "project" a lot, with their roommates, friends and families. Most of them spent more time thinking about this than any other "assignment" all semester. And the end of the semester will not be the end of their understanding of the value of giving. Stay tuned. More coming.
Nice to see all your comments, too, by the way. Thanks.
Nice to see all your comments, too, by the way. Thanks.
Glorybe wrote: Why are we all asking what the class did with the money? I see an open invitation for each of us to invest our $10 (or whatever amount) and create our own story. Then we can all report back. I want to be amazed by ME! In fact I can hardly wait to see what I come up with.
PJ wrote: Wow, please update us with the results!
lmil1954 wrote: What a trusting, courageous TEACHER! The key work being teahcer. A lesson give, a lifetime learned!
katlampi wrote: Yes, please update us on the outcome of this project. It is always interesting to see what people do with your trust. Thank you for presenting this interesting social experiment... hopefully the money goes to good use! God Bless!
lOVEBUG wrote: I did lookup the word serendipity. And I do have the faculty of making happy discoveries. Thank you for giving me the word I needed to describe my condition. Hope you will give another on line class soon. If you have your own web site I will join your class.,
zsazzy wrote: This is a wonderful, thought-provoking idea. I too, would love to hear the outcome. Alot depends on who the first reader of the note is. There is the person with great responsibility.
rsalas21 wrote: Wow, that was such a great idea and I am sure they will never forget that lesson!
rachel wrote: Please let us know how it turns out!