The World is Such a Small Place

Went over to Wil Wheaton's blog, as I do every so often and what do I see? He and his wife have joined Team in Training. They are running a marathon in June (in San Diego) and raising money to support Leukemia research.

Wow. Lizzie is running a marathon in June (in Alaska) and is raising money through TNT to support Leukemia research.

Wil talks about his wife being so excited about checking the amount of money his fans have donated so far. Lizzie does the same. We compared it to getting back RSVP's for a birthday party. Everyone loves to watch growth thermometers fill up. I've got a set of them in my classroom and let me tell you, this new system works like a charm. Tell the kids to be seated when the bell rings ready to work, and they lag about, but give them group points and they sprint, demand and needle their less motivated compadres to get a move on.

The adults are just as motivated to fill up the thermometers as the kids, though we seem to have better intentions. Instead of candy or getting out of class two minutes early, we just get the internal happiness of knowing that our little chunk of change can possibly make a great difference in someone else's life.

So what are you waiting for? Go DONATE.