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    Nice to know

    In a thread a while back I talked about how I went into the fashion arts class at the high school I work at and talked about kilts ,etc well to my surprise one of the students made her own kilt and brought it to me for examination no only was I impressed but was astounded at how much she appreciated the class I had done. It is times like these that make me feel what we do and say to our youth does have an effect. On a side note her teacher told me she was 3 projects behind and a attendance problem, yet the power of the kilt prevailed and helped her to not only pass but get her a 95 which covered the 3 remaining projects.
    Is there anything the kilt can't do?
    MacHummel

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    Awesome!


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    Isn't it great to heaar that people actually listen to those of us that are out trying to educate them. This is wonderful news!!
    Glen McGuire

    A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MacHummel
    On a side note her teacher told me she was 3 projects behind and a attendance problem, yet the power of the kilt prevailed and helped her to not only pass but get her a 95 which covered the 3 remaining projects.
    Is there anything the kilt can't do?
    This just goes to show that we may do many youth a disservice by labeling them "problems". We just need to figure how to reach them and they blossom. I raise a dram to those educators who go the extra mile to connect with youngsters.

    Dale
    --Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich

    The Most Honourable Dale the Unctuous of Giggleswick under Table

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    Very inspiring.

    Woe to he who defies the power of the kilt!

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    Did she sew a traditional or a utillity style Kilt? Ether way Good Job.

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    Wonderful news

    Sometimes it just takes one project to get through to a student. Most have been a good talk.

    jack

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    That is so cool! I love teaching, and it is even more rewarding when something like this happens.
    The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long

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    In a lot of ways teaching is like planting and tending a garden - its fantastic when the flowers bloom. Well done!

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    Ummm....hire her for when your business booms.

    Or, if she's truely interested there are kilt schools....
    Ron
    Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
    Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
    "I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."

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