ABSTRACT
As the end of the school year approached, Melanie arrived in class talking about a conference that her mother had attended. Her enthusiasm was infectious. Other children began asking her questions about the conference. She shared that her mother had listened to different speakers and that she had to sign up to hear them. She also talked about how her mother wore a badge and that there was a book (program) about what was happening at the conference. One of the children asked, “Why did she want to go?” Melanie replied, “To learn.”
