These stories were written by Mr. Kramer's Fifth Grade Class for the September 2009 to January 2010 session of My Hero Learning Circles
Theodore O'Conner
By: Tara from Quakertown
Lou Gehrig
By: Casey from Quakertown
“I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth”
Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Joseph from Quakertown
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.
Scott Oldenburg
By: Sean from Quakertown
"Scott Oldenburg, a strong and caring man, loved living with pure purpose, every day, and by his fine example, showed we can, embrace this life" - Judith Meskill
George Washington
By: Clara from Quakertown
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Wilson (Snowflake) Bentley
By: Haley from Quakertown
"Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated.
Abraham Lincoln
By: James from Quakertown
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.
George (Babe) Ruth
By: Owen from Quakertown
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't work together, the club won't be worth a dime."
Organizer created on 1/7/2010 3:51:01 AM by Barry Kramer