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| I can't stop grinning; An email from a former student | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 24 2009, 08:22 PM (184 Views) | |
| dolmansaxlil | Jul 24 2009, 08:22 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I had a student in 2008-09 who was one of my favourites (even though I'm not supposed to have them...it's hard not to). He struggled all the way through school. I suspect he has a learning disability (reading is a struggle, to say the least), but he managed to get by so he was never tested. Anyways, he makes some...questionable choices sometimes. I worry about him a lot. But he stopped by to see me probably a dozen times throughout this school year (remember, I'm in my old school rarely...it seemed like every other time I was there he'd pop in). And he's a kid you'd never expect to do that. We just had a great relationship. When we went on our end of year field trip, he and his two best friends begged me to hang out with them, so I spent an entire day going on roller coasters with them. Anyways, last year his marks improved dramatically over the course of the year. He was one of my "target" kids who I focused on trying to improve. And he made huge gains. In our very last math strand, he got an A+, one of only 4 I gave out over the course of the entire year. Compared to the Cs he was getting in the first term, it was a pretty remarkable improvement. He just sent me an email with his grades for last term. His English mark was mediocre (not surprised), his French mark was dismal (but I'm just happy he got the credit...it was touch and go for awhile and with his reading difficulties French is a stretch), his tech mark was great, and he got an 83% in Academic level (University bound) Math! I'm ecstatic. Not only that he did so well, but that he dropped me a line to let me know. I miss the classroom so much it hurts, and this group was one of "my boys" in my last class, so as far as I'm concerned he's still one of mine. Anyways, just had to share.
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| ivorythumper | Jul 24 2009, 09:04 PM Post #2 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Brava!
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| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| jon-nyc | Jul 25 2009, 12:40 AM Post #3 |
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Cheers
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That must feel great. |
| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
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| QuirtEvans | Jul 25 2009, 01:13 AM Post #4 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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Congratulations! |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| CTPianotech | Jul 25 2009, 02:23 AM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 25 2009, 03:54 AM Post #6 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Educators are special and underappreciated in our society. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| sue | Jul 25 2009, 07:25 AM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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That's wonderful. Stories like this are good reminders about how vitally important good teachers are. So cool that he wanted you to know how he was doing. Taking pride in his own achievement; that'll carry him a long way. Cheers to both of you.
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| brenda | Jul 25 2009, 09:05 AM Post #8 |
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Wonderful!! It feels great to see them succeed. Good for you. |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| kenny | Jul 25 2009, 09:57 AM Post #9 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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