David McCullough

On 9 May, my dad and I went to Salt Lake to listen to David McCullough speak. He was at the Salt Lake Tabernacle as part of an event sponsered by the Larry H. Miller group for Utah Teachers. It was a really good event. I took copious notes (it's just something I do) and I'm really glad I did. He talked about what it means to be a good teacher and how we need to get students to actually learn and not just pour facts into their heads. We need to make learning come alive. It matched my teaching philosophy really well and I came away excited that someone else sees what I do. I'm really glad that I got the chance to go and that my dad got to go with me.