tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post5957728146297263555..comments2024-01-13T04:04:37.620-08:00Comments on Family Trees May Contain Nuts: WRITER'S CHALLENGE #3- TEACHERS WHO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE - GOOD OR BADLori Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10775116608698555225noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-80836259047083097992010-01-19T16:12:14.205-08:002010-01-19T16:12:14.205-08:00I am always amazed at how influential a teacher ca...I am always amazed at how influential a teacher can be. I think being a kindergarten or first grade teacher must be one of the most influential jobs since it really often affects many years in a student's life!nannykimhttp://spindlecottage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-10580533856169407802010-01-15T16:19:50.675-08:002010-01-15T16:19:50.675-08:00Teachers are the ones who are most dedicated and l...Teachers are the ones who are most dedicated and least respected on a pay scale or thank you scale. I learned math with a wonderful young teacher who used kiwi's and cumquats (spelling???) and do you know i went from a D- to 2nd year geometry 1st year calc with her. If not for her, I would never have gotten through school with enough math to do anything with. Some teachers can leave unbelieveable scars on a child while others bring bandaides the first day of school. I love you story Lori. I managed to get mine done on time this time. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-76717074207617531072010-01-15T09:46:55.942-08:002010-01-15T09:46:55.942-08:00i was good at math until gr. 10, i was lost after ...i was good at math until gr. 10, i was lost after that. i delivered pizza for bout a year when i was 16 and when i had to count change i always drew a blank. i figured they would just tell me what they wanted back lol. i had two teachers i could've written about in a praising manner. maybe i will sometime. teachers have a lot of power whether they know it or not. they have the power to construct someone as well as destruct them. and you've pointed that out without any doubtpeacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770171334838537015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-71701290443544270262010-01-14T21:19:25.436-08:002010-01-14T21:19:25.436-08:00Lori - saddens me that those evil people tried to ...Lori - saddens me that those evil people tried to shape your life. Looks like they failed miserably -- they deserve the "D". Thank goodness for Mrs Reed - she knew what a gem you were.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563699438451685394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-7818566773781717162010-01-14T19:15:19.142-08:002010-01-14T19:15:19.142-08:00Hey Lori, all these years and I have the same prob...Hey Lori, all these years and I have the same problems as you do. And I work as a cashier, LOL. If I don't think about the money, no problem, but if I start to think it through then everything falls apart. I can't remember phone numbers either, do you think that we had the same teachers?<br /><br />Really, some of my early ones were pretty bad. There was the young teacher, one who let her boyfriend put collars of paper around our necks, and told everyone that we were inferior.......probably a social experiment.<br /><br />I am still thinking about reporting that.<br /><br />A great post, and it does truly show, how a good teacher can make such a difference. Again, it is all about having a passion for your work.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-49732721735694039462010-01-14T17:43:30.312-08:002010-01-14T17:43:30.312-08:00I had good and bad teachers. Seemed like the good ...I had good and bad teachers. Seemed like the good ones were angels and the bad ones were EVIL.Maceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405187347144334323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-75845653199282388822010-01-14T17:17:25.915-08:002010-01-14T17:17:25.915-08:00I have tried...I have tried...Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-49466190384081303022010-01-14T16:54:45.358-08:002010-01-14T16:54:45.358-08:00This is a wonderful essay and I give you an A+ and...This is a wonderful essay and I give you an A+ and shiny gold star. In fact, that is what I am giving you for all of your years of school, which didn't exactly sound like the time of your life. And truthfully, that is the way teachers seemed to be back then. I was so afraid of the nun I had in first grade that I wet my pants. Standing outside myself now, and seeing that little girl tapping her feet in the pee on the floor just breaks my heart. Just 5 years old and the first time out in the big world~terrorized.<br /><br />This is so well written and I hung on every word. Teachers good and bad, sweet and evil...I wonder how many of us experienced that...<br /><br />Can I do my post Saturday? I forgot (as usual) and I am committed to the mantel party tomorrow and I don't want to combine the two. Let me know...<br /><br />xoxo<br />JaneBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-19007974825683970692010-01-14T16:45:16.275-08:002010-01-14T16:45:16.275-08:00My mother was a teacher for 39 years. She would a...My mother was a teacher for 39 years. She would always get frustrated with those teachers who would look at a child's IQ and say that's what they are capable of. She would look at it as a challenge to bring them up and forward in education. Almost without exception, her student's IQ would increase in the year. Teachers can inspire and uplift or squelch. I having six children and living in a teacher's world have seen them both.Thanks for the writer's challenge. Hug.FranEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-6519174221091390802010-01-14T16:23:31.026-08:002010-01-14T16:23:31.026-08:00I was a teacher and I loved my job and my students...I was a teacher and I loved my job and my students learned and were happy in my class. But there are many teachers that should not be in the classroom. I've heard them talk about students in the worst way, just one of the reasons I avoided the "Teachers Lounge"!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10166583244097563676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-15478602945119865522010-01-14T16:14:47.421-08:002010-01-14T16:14:47.421-08:00Lori, I'm so sorry that you had to suffer with...Lori, I'm so sorry that you had to suffer with a teacher who obviously didn't know how to teach. But I loved the story of Mrs. Reed. Isn't that what we hope all of our children's teachers will be like? And reading this brought back memories of a teacher who I apparently blocked out - my algebra teacher, and to this day I cannot remember her name. But I can see her mean face and hear her screaming tirades as clearly as if she was in the room with me. I'm the same way with numbers, and I'm sure that it has something to do with her. Loved this challenge! KathyKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396548112800738809noreply@blogger.com