I’ve entered my students the last two years in the National History Day competition (it’s like a nationwide science fair, only for history- so cool!) and this year I had two projects selected to go to the National competition in Washington D.C. this summer. Yay!
Then today I learned that one of the projects–an exhibit on the Geneva Convention–is going to be showcased at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. In the same building as Abraham Lincoln’s famous top hat, George Washington’s uniform, and Theodore Roosevelt’s chaps.
No. Freaking. Way.
I know this isn’t writing related, but if I had to tie in writing somehow, I guess this must be how agents feel when they land a novel with a big publishing house. It’s totally, totally awesome to have helped these students do something so darn awesome!
It must be awesome to help these stuedents, keep up the good work.
Yvonne.
That is incredible. An accomplishment for you and your students makes teaching worth it. And to be displayed in the Smithsonian, AMAZING!
That is so exciting!! Congrats to the student(s). You should be so proud. I'm sure it had a lot to do with an awesome teacher.
I bow to your awesomeness!!
Wow.
This is completely amazing.
Shelley
Fantastic! Is there anything better for a teacher than seeing their work pay off in student success? *high fives*
That is so awesome! Congrats to you and the student!
Very cool. Congratulations to everyone involved!
Oh, wow! What a memory and sense of achievement for those kids.
Wow. Sounds like the kind of thing I would have loved to do when I was in school. Too bad I've never heard of it before.
Wow. That is BIG NEWS, Stephanie. You have every right to be proud. Thanks for sharing!! 🙂
Wow indeed. That's not only a huge win for the kids, but a huge endorsement of the way you teach, Stephanie. You might need to choose between being a famous writer of historicals and a famous teacher of history.
Absolutely amazing.. congratulations! 🙂
Hooray, congrats to you.
Hmmm…don't know about that, but I think I'll put Lincoln's top hat in my next book 🙂
Congratulations, Stephanie! That is so very awesome. What an opportunity for those kids.
Cheers!
awe, that's awesome for you and especially your students! History was always my favorite subject too.
That is amazing! I don't know how I would react if I were you or your students. I bet you are extremely proud of them. Best of luck in the competition!
Sara
Absolutely awesomesauce! I'm so touched to see a teacher who actually gets excited about her student's accomplishments. I'm a writer too, but it's rare we get super-stock teachers!