Comments on: Most Wonderful Post of the Year – 2007 (Part Two) https://booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:18:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: April https://booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/#comment-167062 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:18:15 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/#comment-167062 I’ll be curious to know how you like the computer when it arrives. It sounds like a great idea and a great project!

]]> By: Kassia Krozser https://booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/#comment-167052 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:37:19 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/#comment-167052 Kathleen — sounds like we’ll get our green machines about the same time. I’m hoping I can keep the husband occupied with the Wii (Godzilla!) while I explore. I am so in favor of anything that increases literacy. My biggest fear is lack of education.

TJ — Yeah. Oh yeah. My mom (as mentioned about a thousand times) is a librarian in a school that doesn’t get lots of money love. When I was growing up, she was *my* school librarian (good girl syndromes have to start somewhere). All I can remember is all the new books. Given my exalted status (or perceived status as it has turned out that my friends were all very close to my mother as well), I had the choicest picks of the choicest books. I’d have to stay home “sick” just to indulge myself. It’s a wonder I’m not a hypochondriac!

I believe, I believe, I believe that we must put more into literacy. We cannot succeed without understanding words, sentences, paragraphs, concepts, stories, and more. Yeah, I’m biased, but I think I’m living proof of concept.

]]> By: Kathleen O'Reilly https://booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/#comment-167049 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:40:34 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/#comment-167049 Oh, we ordered one! (complete family of geeks, and my youngest is a green geek, so it was totally appropriate). However, they’re backordered, so we don’t get to play until mid-January. I think it’s a great project, and I love all the innovative thinking that is going into helping other countries.

]]> By: TJ Bennett https://booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/#comment-167045 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:38:51 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/most-wonderful-post-of-the-year-2007-part-two/#comment-167045 It is sad to see how teachers have to beg for basic supplies, isn’t it? My kids are in middle school, and the first day of class the teachers sent home a wish list of donations for the classroom. The kids’ teacher was overjoyed when I agreed to donate paper plates. Paper plates! We invest about $70 at the beginning of each school year in the PTA’s school supply kit for the children as well. The kits have all the basics our children will need throughout the school year, but it took me a while to catch on that the kits quickly become “community property” and items like glue, folders, and paper go to the ones who need them the most. No prob. It may be a racket, but it’s a good one. 🙂

TJB

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