Mark's talk with two classes from Edmunds Middle School- October 10, 2019
Mark- I am so happy you are here.
Big wish to ask you each to share your name and really nice thought about my movie.
(Everyone in room shares their name and most share a thought about the movie. There were many and on a variety of topics)
Oh, I am totally delighted to meet u all and hear your good thoughts about my movie.
Want to thank you for the most wonderful list of questions that Mr. Chandler sent me. Joyfully I will answer them but right now let me hear the questions you are thinking in your heads right now.
Q- How long did it take for you to make your movie?
Mark- It took two years to type it and two more to will it into a movie.
Q- What inspired you to make your movie?
Mark- I needed people to know that I and many other people like me are smarter than we seem at first.
Q- While making your movie was there ever a time when you wanted to give up?
Mark- I must say that the whole long people knowing we did made it easy to know we would have a movie eventually.
Q- Do you ever have times when people do something to you that you don't like?
Mark- I try to be dreadfully scary to bullies and it confuses them and they float away.
(The YES/NO board is introduced and students ask a variety of great YES/NO questions that Mark answers demonstrating his use of the board. Some of them require follow up thoughts such as the following)
Q- Do you like talking to students?
(Mark points to 'NO' on his board)
Mark- Oh, just pulling your leg.
Q- Do you like living with your mother?
(Mark points to 'YES' on his board)
Mark- I must tell you that she died but she is still with me.
(It's time to wrap up, though many more students have things they want to ask)
Mark- I am very happy about this chat.
