Message from ppeterson

[Anonymous]

I truly enjoyed every aspect of the seminar: our knowledgeable Professors/Presenters who so generously shared with us their time and expertise; our compassionate and devoted hosts (Dube and Miranda) who went to great lengths and overcame many obstacle to make this event even possible; my fellow ambitious and openhanded classmates who shared this journey with me, just as eager as I to ascertain as much of the knowledge presented to us as we could so that we could enlighten our students, and just as eager to share thoughts and ideas along the way so that we could enlighten each other. My expectations weren’t very high coming into the seminar—I knew I would walk away knowing something new about different Asian cultures. The seminar far exceeded my expectations to say the least. I have been given so many tools that I can use to enlighten my students, to make them aware (and maybe more tolerant, and more understanding, and more curious) of a world outside of their own. My came to class everyday asking myself, “How can I use this information to show my students, yes we are different, but we are also the same, and yes we are different, but that’s okay.” I left class everyday with an innumerable amount of answers and ideas. The seminar was far more than I expected it to be…was far more useful than I had thought it would be. I loved it. It is something that I will share with my colleagues and my principal with the hope that many more will take advantage of this great opportunity.