I loved the story. I wish he could speak at every school. There are not many men teaching in the lower grades at all.
Lynda

On 2/9/17, 2:20 PM, "Advisory Board of the LOC Literacy Awards on behalf of Loriene Roy" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

    And here's a piece about Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett on his 
    personal library, reading, and writing!
    
    Cheers, Loriene
    
    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/martellus-bennett-explains-won-stick-sports-article-1.2966839
    
    
    On Thu, 9 Feb 2017, Lynda Robb wrote:
    
    > This story gives me hope.
    > Lynda
    >
    > On 2/8/17, 10:40 PM, "Advisory Board of the LOC Literacy Awards on behalf of Loriene Roy" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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    >    Thought y'all might enjoy this!
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    >    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-2017-malcolm-mitchell-patriots-wide-receivers-proudest-achievement-isnt-making-the-super-bowl/
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    Professor, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin
    1616 Guadalupe St., Suite #5.202, Austin, TX 78701-1213
    Campus Code: D8600
    
    Phone: (512) 471-3959; Fax: (512) 471-8285; E-mail: [log in to unmask]
    Website: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~loriene/index.html
    
    Faculty Affiliate:
     	UT-Austin, Center for Women's and Gender Studies
     	UT-Austin, College of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
    Advisory Board Member, Library of Congress Literacy Awards