LBJ High School with Mr. Cedric Golden

Mr. Cedric Golden, spotswriter for the Austin American Statesman visited my AP English III class on Tuesday the 11th. We all want to thank him for coming to talk with us. He was engaging and my kids loved him. Rather than try to find a strong article written by only one of my kids, I am going to post direct quotes from their responses to his visit.

I will also say that out of 22 kids in attendance that day, I received nothing but positive comments. The only one that I can possibly see as a negative is the one from the young lady who wanted to know why he only spoke about sports. I hope I cleared that up for her.

He is welcome in my class whenever he wants to come by. The quotes from my students follow.

"The hardest part of his job was writing the first few sentences."

"He gave us tips on what to expect working in the real world."

"What I remember most is that even though he has met lots of people, he still has some more he wants to meet."

"He seems like he has great advice for young writers."

"If LBJ beats Lake Travis, he said he would be up here on Monday morning to talk to the team."

"I like how he said writing can take a reader to new places."

"The two people he most wants to meet are Charle Barkley and Muhammed Ali."

"He seemed like he really enjoyed his job."

"He started his career when he was 11 or 12 years old on a school newspaper."

"I honestly can say I will start reading the newspaper more."