Can We Talk?

I’ve been writing this blog for nearly two years now and I truly enjoy sharing information, project ideas, articles I’ve found, and experiences that I think might interest my readers.  My one big disappointment has been the lack of participation from you.  I know from the data that’s available to me as the blog administrator that between 200 and 300 FACS teachers and others read this blog on a regular basis.  While that fact is definitely encouraging, I  would still love to hear your opinions and experiences related to the topics I choose as my subjects.

In an effort to encourage you to comment on my blog posts, I’ve removed the comment restrictions that I put in place when I created this blog.  You no longer need to register in order to be able to post a comment.  I chose to require registration initially because I am very concerned about inappropriate comments being posted by spammers and others who take some inexplicable pleasure in leaving obscene remarks in public forums like this one.

It is my sincere hope that you will feel free to share your thoughts, ideas and experiences with the readers of this blog.  As I have stated many times, I am not an expert in the field of teaching Family Consumer Science or any of the related topics that fall under that very broad umbrella.  I am simply a FACS professional who has a deep passion for FACS and FACS education.  Your input will make this blog a much richer and more meaningful endeavor.  So please, feel free to join the conversation!  We will all benefit from the free exchange of ideas!

Just to give you a preview of upcoming posts—I plan to give you an overview of the novels that will be included in the new version of A Novel Approach to FACS—Fiction in the FACS Curriculum.  I’ve discovered some wonderful new teen novels that fit the FACS curriculum so perfectly.  Can’t wait to tell you about them and give you some ideas of how that can be used in your classroom. 

Are you currently incorporating reading into your FACS classroom?  Do you have a teen novel that you would like to recommend to our readers?  If you have experiences to share on this or a related topic, we’d love to hear from you!

Have a Fresh FACS day!

Ramona