tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post5601918094703583001..comments2023-06-10T06:37:19.403-05:00Comments on ProgBlogSTL: SadnessKBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446851881301140280noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-87578034877033265412008-03-16T19:59:00.000-05:002008-03-16T19:59:00.000-05:00Hey KBO. So sad to hear. You are an amazing woma...Hey KBO. So sad to hear. You are an amazing woman and have so much to give. I wish you luck wherever your next step may be. I think you should make a list of things you could do. Like 1) Teach violin lessons out of your home 2) Be a professional "dog runner" - I have a friend who doesn't walk dogs, but runs them. She makes dough. 3) Finish doctorate, work and teach at collegiate level. Love you. Weed in cali.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-45108707192360764222008-03-14T16:47:00.000-05:002008-03-14T16:47:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear that, Kelli. Shocked actually. If ...Sorry to hear that, Kelli. Shocked actually. If it helps Parkway Central has three English positions opening up. One, however, is mine, but you can have the rest if interested. The staff could use a little more radicalness. I'd be curious to know where you end up if you head out of education.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I was supremely jealous when I saw that forearm tattoo. Very nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-12249276143753915122008-03-13T09:12:00.000-05:002008-03-13T09:12:00.000-05:00Keep up the good work. The system needs a good sha...Keep up the good work. The system needs a good shaking. Teachers exist not just to impart knowledge to students, but also to provide an environment in which optimal learning can occur. You refused to just "teach", instead you acted as an agent of change. I know you changed many students' lives and hopefully seeing what is going on with you has inspired them to question the powers that be. Love you much!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870118475170112831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-45966600209265614792008-03-11T17:51:00.000-05:002008-03-11T17:51:00.000-05:00wow. don't you just love jaelithe? she's the bes...wow. don't you just love jaelithe? she's the best.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184873055164703412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31974930.post-20264892060658155862008-03-11T00:21:00.000-05:002008-03-11T00:21:00.000-05:00That sucks. I don't even know you in person and ye...That sucks. I don't even know you in person and yet from reading what I have here on your blog, I can tell you have the right sort of dedication and the right sort of personality to be a good teacher. It's terribly, terribly sad that good people like you are being driven out by ridiculous office politics, just because you refuse to compromise your principles. I've had to quit jobs before for similar reasons, and it always sucks. But I can't imagine having to leave a group of kids behind.<BR/><BR/>I hope you do find another school, one that treats you better, and I hope you do stay in education, if you can without getting totally bitter. But, if you can't, I am sure you have already made a remarkable difference in some kids' lives, and they will remember you. Really. <BR/><BR/>I remember the one exceptionally good teacher I had in all my years of crappy public school. Her name was Judy Huck, and she taught me in third grade, and she is the reason I didn't decide to hate school altogether. Which means she is the reason I got a scholarship to a private school later, and the reason I went to college and didn't quit. <BR/><BR/>I am sure you will be the reason for one of your kids, too.Jaelithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081888212421953409noreply@blogger.com