Time to step up

OK. It's time to name names. I have heard from or contacted all but three of the students who were once in Room 12. I know for a fact that many of you who have not posted are reading this blog because it is getting a lot of hits. Where are those people who were so full of ideas back in fourth and fifth grade: Amy, Seelye, Ben, Rachel, Miye, Lia, Elisabeth, Patricia, Ariana, Nicolas, David, Sarah, where are you? I know you're all reading this. I have heard from a number of you that the reason you don't post is because you worry about what to say. This blog is not a place to be judged. You don't even have to talk about your life since Room 12. It would be great to hear about your ideas now. What do you care about or think about? If you look at some of the comments people have made to each other's posts, you will see lots of opportunities to get discussion threads going. Add your own comments to each other's posts. Anyone can comment. You don't even have to join the blog. Hester has the right idea too (see post below). She's trying to start a discussion by making a new post on a topic that was frequently discussed way back when. And what about Carmen's idea? Did any of you get a picture of yourself in costume? It looks like Daniel must be a rooster ;) Here's another idea: What did you think of Enigma? Most of you have your copy by now? Did you read it? Did anything stand out or make you think about anything? What about politics? Surely you have thoughts on the current political situation. Wouldn't it be fun to read what each other has to say?

I'd like to encourage all of you to start a real discussion here. You'd find that with 25 people (3 cannot be located) with a common past, there are a lot of shared experiences and interests and this is an opportunity to explore that degree of connection.

One last thing: I also encourage you to leave an email address in your Blogger profile if you want to have a way to get contacted directly by other former classmates. I have almost everyone's email address now, but I'm keeping it private. It's up to you if you want to make your email public. I hope to hear from all of you.