I haven't updated this blog in, well, since my last class. Recently I attended a lecture at Salisbury University. The lecture was part in a series that is a endowment sort of series known as the Rial lecture named after the lady who provides the funds for the series. The speaker Dr. Sharon Draper (www.sharondraper.com) really provided insight into her career as an educator and it really inspired me. The part that really stuck with me was what she wrapped up with, I am paraphrasing: if your life is (for instance mine) 1983- whenever you pass, what are you going to do with the dash in the middle. We focus on the beginning and end and your age but what really matters is what happens in the middle. To me this meant we should be looking to make our mark in our lives and others. And as those in the education field really should see that we have time to make a difference but need to focus our efforts and make the best of the opportunities we are provided.