A few weeks ago, we received a call from Congressman Rush Holt's office. He said he had heard good things about our Talent 21 laptop initiative and wanted to know if he could stop by and take a look for himself. Well, how could we say no? We were ecstatic that Congressman Holt wanted to visit our school.Mr. Holt visited a few classrooms in 6th grade to see the infusion of technology. Given his background as a physicist, he felt right at home in Mr. Mielcarek's science class and became somewhat of a guest lecturer. The most interesting and personal part of the Congressman's visit, however, was the round table discussion we put together between him and a small group of students. They spoke to him about all the ways their learning and teachers' instruction has changed with the use of the laptops, Smartboards, etc. this year. Our students also impressed the Congressman with their knowledge of government (special thumbs up to Rithvick for getting the Connecticut Compromise question right)!
We were very happy that Mr. Holt took the time out of his busy schedule to visit our school. It was a great opportunity to share some of the great things that we do at LIS and a nice opportunity for us to learn a little about our Congressman as well. We appreciate his time and support!
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