tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post1520802890622435862..comments2023-06-10T06:37:19.403-05:00Comments on ProgBlogSTL: ValidationKBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446851881301140280noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-19674382353555320262008-05-02T17:30:00.000-05:002008-05-02T17:30:00.000-05:00Woooooo hoo! I am so glad you had this day of seei...Woooooo hoo! I am so glad you had this day of seeing the impact you've been making on kids' lives. Like I told you before, if it hadn't been for ONE teacher, I might never have made it to private school or gone to college. <BR/><BR/>Good teachers are one of the most powerful forces for good on the planet.Jaelithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081888212421953409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-8817911973549299152008-04-30T11:08:00.000-05:002008-04-30T11:08:00.000-05:00Good for you. I know I sort of egg you on when you...Good for you. I know I sort of egg you on when you rant (all in fun) but it's equally as nice to read this. Even through the ranting you get a pass from me because we're all human. You'd have to be super human to not let some of that "get to you". I know I was a pain in my teachers ass, it was my goal as a young punk kid.<BR/><BR/>I did have teachers who made an impact on me when I was going through tough times, some of them I still talk with to this day.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, good to hear. You go girl! (did I just say you go girl? weird)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-50881602432590923652008-04-29T19:38:00.000-05:002008-04-29T19:38:00.000-05:00What an great day for you! I would think one of t...What an great day for you! I would think one of the tough things about being a teacher is that you probably rarely see the impact you have. <BR/><BR/>It's nice to have that validation once in a while! I've had similar situations where years after an event, I'd run into someone that mentioned how big of an impact, or how great a memory something was.<BR/><BR/>It's always nice to hear. I'm hoping parenting turns out that way, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-25237046513421818142008-04-29T14:27:00.000-05:002008-04-29T14:27:00.000-05:00This literally made my eyes water. I'm not sure if...This literally made my eyes water. I'm not sure if you know, but I worked at an elementary school last year as a Social Work Intern. It was a super tiny school; so I got to spend all of my time doing individual counseling with both special and gen ed kids, group counseling with the behavior disorder kids, and classroom lessons with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. It was seriously the best experience; but the lives of some of those kids, the mental illness, the abuse, the family situations, the anger, the dangerous behaviors, the kids with ADHD, bipolar, ODD, autism, aspergers, and on and on and on. . . it was enough to break your heart. And it really hurts to not know what impact I made; what kids might remember me and our conversations; what kids will make it, which will falter. I think about it a lot; and I was only in the schools for one year. I can't imagine an entire career of those uncertainties.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184873055164703412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-50588046753399134692008-04-29T14:25:00.000-05:002008-04-29T14:25:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184873055164703412noreply@blogger.com