gretchen hellebust

At my core I am a teacher, a facilitator of learning, a guide . . . in my classrooms, I've done my best to create a safe environment for students of any age to take the risks Leave their safely zones, push past their comfort levels just enough to really experiment, answer the question of "why not?" And even more imports to risk, well even to risk complete failure, figuratively (most of the time anyway) to risk falling flat on their faces. Because no matter where life takes them, it is far more important people learn how to learn, especially how they themselves, as individuals, learn best . . . to know this, especially in this age of technology with answers at the tips of our finger is the key ingredient of educating the future leaders, community builders . . .another key to learning is being able to discern what information is from biased propaganda, advertisements to manipulate consumers others. This and the ability to wade into the mass accumulation of data, information we all have access to . . . and