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Student response postcard The Canadian Postcard Project challenged my Grade 11 Art/Tech students to respond to your work in a postcard form. The postcards are now finished and will be mailed out by the end of the week, so don’t forget to check your mailboxes!  Originally, I was going to have a new batch of middle school students involved; however, recently I accepted a teaching position at a school in Shelb urne. I was told their arts program was lacking and teachers did not particularly enjoy working with the at-risk art classes. (All high school students need an arts credit to graduate, so a lot of students do not want to be there.) One of my at-risk classes, who has students with severe behavioural issues, a history of dropping out of school, drug addictions, and a general disinterest in school, wanted to take on the postcard challenge. They were excited and felt validated to work with practicing artists. Pam Patterson's 2nd response postcard - from  a performance RE