Comments on: Light an Educational Fire

By: Juanita Harvin

Juanita Harvin — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:21:41 +0000

This is a wonderful example of utilizing the technology to spread the messsage of education in a variety of ways. We will be sure to spread this in our European District of American Students, Educators & Parents.
Your “Light my Fire” reminds me of a quote I use often….
“You can NOT Teach what you don’t know. You cannot give energy if you’re NOT ON FIRE inside.” ~ Jesse Jackson
Heidelberg School District, Germany

By: Janet Luch

Janet Luch — Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:54:21 +0000

I loved your movie! I plan to share it with my college class of students who will begin student teaching in January. Thanks for creating it.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:17:09 +0000

I also enjoyed the movie, I utilize quotes and inspirational things with teachers all the time.
You have probably seen this, but it is worth seeing again!
Control, Choice &Perception
http://www.workyourlife.com/movie.html

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:17:03 +0000

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 03:02:47 +0000

Excellent work. I am sending the link to my daughter-in-law who is just finishing her practise teaching before certification. She has often expressed similar thoughts. The only problem will probably be that the modem is 56K and she may not be able to wait to finish it, if the above comments are an indication.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 02:53:12 +0000

I am sending this url to all my co-workers. I think we ALWAYS need encouragement and inspiration. You have chosen quotes and images that work together to remind us why it is we do what we do. Thanks from a Kansas Teacher/Media Specialist!

By: B. Murphy

B. Murphy — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:01:52 +0000

Barbara,
It was truly inspirational! I forwarded to my principal and will definitely forward it to my fellow teachers.
Thanks for brightening my day!

By: D. Roney

D. Roney — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:24:08 +0000

I can’t wait to pass this on to our teachers and supt. What wonderful reminders to us to look for the potential in children and do everything we can to help them turn into the “butterflies” and reach their potential because of the education they have received.

By: Fred Harden

Fred Harden — Wed, 19 Nov 2003 23:36:42 +0000

I liked the quotes Barbara but here’s some technical feedback – on a 56k modem, it took 5 minutes before the first image played (if it wasn’t you I would have dumped the download and clicked off). The music finished (and stopped) about halfway, the images didn’t fade to black between quotes because it was still loading.
1.9Mb is a big Flash file maybe you should add a filesize warning to the link for us country folk on slow modems? You could try a bit more compression on the images in Flash and looping the music would help the experience.

By: vicki anderholt

vicki anderholt — Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:56:34 +0000

GREAT movie. Inspiring! It even made me get tears in my eyes. (I’m pretty emotional!)
I will pass this on to some teachers here in southern California. Also am sending it to a girl I know who is an amazing educator getting her Doctorate at the U of Mich in Ann Arbor. I know she will love it too.
vicki