Sharing my experiences with each of you

I’ve been thrilled to meet many of you in your classrooms over the past month or two.  It is obvious how impactful this program is to both teachers and students.  Until yesterday, it never ocurred to me what TIC has meant to me.  I stopped by West Milford’s middle school to help Jeanne with a problem chiller and get her tank ready for fry.  I attended that same school oh so many years ago (mid to late ’70s).  While I never had a science class in Jeanne’s classroom, it struck me that I shared my first kiss with my first girlfriend directly in front of that same room.  Talk about a trip down memory lane!  I later reconnected with a teacher who later became my VP and later still, principal that was influential in my schooling at the elementary, middle and high school levels.  He is now the superintendent for that town and he and I seemed to grow up together.  He as a teacher and later administrator and I as a student.  Turns out that he is a fellow fly fishing addict  and we’re making plans to fish together next Spring.  It makes you realize just how connected we all are in life.  Many thanks to Jeanne for helping to provide this wonderful experience.  Best of luck to each of you during this time of Thanksgiving!