When motivational speaker Ed Barlow came to Pulaski two months ago and addressed a group of educators and business leaders, he generated excitement with one word - nanotechnology.
Since then Giles County Vocational Director Bill Davis has spent a lot of time and energy generating interest and exploring ways to incorporate nanoscience into the Giles County schools' curriculum.
"I mentioned it to Joe Fowlkes and Jan McKeel, executive director of the South Central Tennessee Workforce Board (SCTWB), after hearing Ed Barlow speak," Davis said. "From there it just got bigger."
Since January, Davis has talked with school board members, business and industry leaders and educators throughout South Central Tennessee about the possibility of bringing nanotechnology to Giles County classrooms. Earlier this month, in a thirst for knowledge about the subject, he and School Board Chairman Michael Gonzales traveled to Boston, Mass., to a nanotechnology conference.
