I want to thank everyone who has been participating in these last two conversations with William Schambra and James Canales (but we’re not done talking with Jim, so keep your questions/comments coming!). From the beginning, I’ve wanted this blog to be a conversation hub, rather than just my personal soapbox. Recently, a number of people have noted the “lively conversation” on this blog. That’s the best compliment I could receive. These are the people who have been responsible for driving the “liveliness” of the conversation over the last few weeks, on this blog and their own (this is not an exhaustive list; the occasional commenters also deserve a big thank you):

• Phil Cubeta
• Albert Ruesga
• Holden Karnofsky
• Bruce Trachtenberg
• Kelly Kleiman
• Beth Kanter
• “M”
• Susan Herr
• Tim Ogden
• “a fundraiser”
• Gayle Roberts

And of course, thanks go to William Schambra and James Canales for braving the blogosphere and to Stephanie Strom of the New York Times for highlighting our conversation.