Letter to TEFLers! I was glad to see you last week as you were in class taking your finals and presenting your final projects. The teachers have shared that you are an amazing bunch! They have said that you have worked hard, and responded well to the content. This makes me feel really good. Now you have a couple of weeks off. I know that it is short, but still I hope you have time to get some well-deserved rest. I, myself, will be at the TESOL convention in Philadelphia, and afterwards, I will be taking a week off for a real vacation. So, I won't be around physically for the next two weeks, but I am still just an email, text, or phone call away should you need to contact me. I will be updating our program blog as much as I can as long as the WIFI holds out. During this first quarter, some of you have been brave enough to stop by my office for questions, help or to chat. Thanks for stopping by. I really had a great time being there for you. In the coming quarter, I will be your teacher for the Teaching Young Learners class. I am really looking forward to it. I hope it is a challenging, thought-provoking, yet fun and warm class. I can't wait to be your teacher! I will leave you with some thoughts to think about during the break. "Teaching young learners a language-or anything requires a totally different perspective. You need to completely wash your mind clean of adult thinking and sensibilities or you will not reach them. What is hard is that at the same time, you need to peer above this thinking and-with laser-like precision, make key decisions in real-time, reacting to the dizzying chaos that is children's behavior." I am not yet a master of this, but I am trying to walk on this fine line. Want to walk it with me? Roger