Comments | heatherbird: *that* kind of teacher, part II

heatherbird

that kind of teacher, part II

Mar 02, 2009 16:55

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I assigned a personal narrative essay. I just thought it would be easier for my students to write about their own lives than to make something up, so I gave them two prompts to get them started. One was to write about a time when they took a chance to do something they'd been afraid to do, and one ( Read more... )

great teaching days, teaching, children, year one

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What an inspirational post! anonymous March 3 2009, 00:03:01 UTC

Thank you for sharing.

laney895 March 3 2009, 02:56:43 UTC

These stories gave me the chills...and a few tears. You SHOULD feel victorious. :-)

anonymous March 3 2009, 03:32:43 UTC

Sometimes I wish I'd gone through with teaching. Especially when I read about things like this. God really did put you in the right place at the right time. It sounds like you are making a significant difference in so many young lives. When the going gets tough, remember that God will never give you more than you can handle, even if you think He has. You make me smile.

~Marci

asouthernthing March 3 2009, 03:51:22 UTC

Man I must be a weakling today because that made me cry. And man, how appropriate is Percy Jackson for a kid like that? (Answer: very.) I'm totally impressed.

heatherbird March 4 2009, 00:53:25 UTC

I'm going to write a letter to Rick Riordan sometime soon. He has managed to hook so many of my reluctant readers, but this one really takes the cake. And this time, the recommendation to read The Lightning Thief didn't even come from me but from Marcus' math teacher, who is just as obsessed with the series as I am :)

bluebunni March 3 2009, 23:42:12 UTC

that's so awesome ♥ good job, heather!!!