Comments on: Closing Keynote at NECC09 by Erin Gruwell (Freedom Writers)

By: Trip Lewis

Trip Lewis — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:18:28 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing your notes, thoughts, and comments here.

I had the opportunity to meet Erin at the 2009 New Brunswick Teachers’ Association Combined Council Day in April. Members of my BEd class and I were on a bus to the event and got stuck in traffic, thereby missing her keynote address. On our arrival she found out that we had missed her talk and agreed to (perhaps, requested is a better word here) hold an intimate Q&A session with our class. By the end of our time with her, there were more pictures being taken and hugs being shared than you could imagine. Out of the 60 or so of us present, I do not believe that there was one of us that did not leave that room without a whole new level of inspiration and, likewise, passion toward finding ourselves in the classroom.

By: lattelilly

lattelilly — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:58:56 +0000

We had the experience of hearing Erin at our 2008 convocation. She was amazing. I appreciated her genuine stories and struggles as an educator myself. Thanks for sharing!

By: Lesley Edwards

Lesley Edwards — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:44:35 +0000

Thanks for blogging about your NECC09 experience. I’ve found your posts very worthwhile to read and have forwarded some of them on for colleagues to read too.
I was fortunate enough to go to NECC in 2005. Part of that unforgettable experience was for me to see Erin present in a workshop. So glad to hear her message is still being valued and loved by educators.
And thanks to you for writing about it and inspiring me all over again.

By: Barbara Moose

Barbara Moose — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:18:00 +0000

I’ve “heard of” you from David Warlick’s blog & presentations. . . it looks and sounds like you would be a great presenter for us too . . . I may be contacting you in the future.

By: Barbara Moose

Barbara Moose — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:15:13 +0000

Thanks for sharing . . . I had an early flight and could not attend. . . I’m looking for speakers for NCTIES (NC Technology in Education Society) March 2010 Conference and I thought she might be an inspirational, passionate speaker!! (I enjoyed seeing your son’s Washington, DC experiences)