Dear Paul,
You are absolutely right! I have so often stopped myself from saying things right at the last minute and then later thanking God for having the wisdom to stop. You don't realise what a big impact you have on a child until you get comments from parents like, "please talk to my child because he/she won't listen to me and they believe you" It's not only sobering, but it's also humbling.
Well, now that we're talking shop, you'll be happy to know that my little project is coming along nicely and tomorrow I meet with my lecturer. As soon as I get the go ahead I'll send you what I have and you can laugh yourself silly at my attempt to "Antarctise" my class!! I am proud to say that not once does "colouring a penguing" appear in my program!!
Nice chatting with the other side of the world. You really need to post a good photo of yourself so that we can all have a good look at you. I would have sent a photo of me but the camera is broken...
psr