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Gee, they seem distracted. I guess that lesson bombed. See you tomorrow, class. I texted Joe and Marcia and they tweeted Sherry, Raul and Alyson and we created a MySpace page about Benjamin Franklin... Create a cartoon concept LETTERS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR California Teachers Association December 2009 The write stuff > Page 18 Champions Champion everyday > Page 8 The human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language. James Earl Jones R A S T A T E D E L E G A T E D E C L A R A T I O N O F C A N D I D A C Y F O R M — P A G E 3 7 Dear Editor: The “Everyday Champions” feature in the December/ January issue of California Educator was a wonderful story of celebration. It was a beautiful way to sing the praises of so many during this time of giving. I was not amazed by the numbers of CTA members who go above and beyond; however, it was refreshing to read and reflect and know we are making a difference for our students. Thank you for reminding us of the true meaning of the season. Heidi S. Chipman Association of Placentia-Linda Educators Dear Editor: I wanted to thank you for rounding up a few teachers of writing and highlighting their programs in the Decem- ber/January California Educa- tor story “The write stuff.” I’ve been attempting to help students find their voices for about 25 years now. Please pass along my thanks to all the teachers you interviewed for your article. Bill Powers Plumas County Teachers Association Send us your comments Letters to the editor regarding stories appearing in California Educator may be sent via mail, fax or e-mail. address: California Educator Magazine CTA Communications 1705 Murchison Drive Burlingame, CA 94010-4583 fax: e-mail: (650) 552-5002 editor@cta.org We invite members to send in cartoon concepts for future issues of the Educator. All we ask is that your ideas deal with current events in education and captions are no longer than one sentence long. Please use the information below to send your cartoon ideas through mail, fax or e-mail. 6 California Educator | FEBRUARY 2010 Dave Crosland, hiredmeat@gmail.com