Baton Rouge

It doesn’t happen often for teachers to become the pupil. But Valerie Jaques is about to get that experience after being a teacher for 21 years.

Valerie teaches fourth grade sciences classes at the Dunham School and for the next three days she’s learning how to transform her classroom into a digital atmosphere that includes brand new Apple computers for every student in the classroom including one for herself.

The problem.

Valerie has hardly ever used an Apple computer before and now she’s being asked to learn it, use it and applying it to her curriculum.  During our talk on the eve of her first lesson, Valerie said she felt apprehensive yet excited about what the next couple of days would hold.

She even shyly admitted to us that she bought a MacBook for Dummies book and that she knows her 14 year old daughter will most likely become her best troubleshooting source.

Well, off to bed for tomorrow’s early morning MacBook training session where Valerie says she’ll be taking notes with a pen and paper.

-Racquel

Funny Daily Tibit:

Courtnee rolled down the windows to the car, blasted “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion and belted out one heck of a tune as we drove down one of the busiest streets in Baton Rouge. Great entertainment, but not American Idol quality if you catch my drift.  I’m sensing a William Hung part deux?