tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post1549689364592776909..comments2023-10-29T04:36:52.733-05:00Comments on elle, phd: Studentsellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867952598756889997noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-38134387276678684002006-11-30T21:21:00.000-06:002006-11-30T21:21:00.000-06:00girl--you tickled at a tender spot for me--I love ...girl--you tickled at a tender spot for me--I love my kids so much too--they're all going through the same stuff you're talking about--and you're right, the ones who make me work the hardest--the ones who look at me like I'm insane and who tell me "I don't get it" after we've been working on something for three weeks--whooo---they piss me off, but boy does it mean so much to me when the walk in with this amazing assignment. One kid just put a note on one of his assignments saying that this assignment was the hardest thing he ever did, but he feels like he can express himself in a way he never could before. I could've hugged him. <br /><br /> (btw, your thing keeps calling me "femi"--so this is bfp. I really kinda hate that I'm called femi--sounds like a slang for "feminine hygiene" or something!!!! haha!! :pbrownfemipowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980687171529307394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-53081697818905739042006-11-30T18:37:00.000-06:002006-11-30T18:37:00.000-06:00iono, my students seems so blazay (is that how you...iono, my students seems so blazay (is that how you spell it?) about college.nubianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815303132139785375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-56394835956181980052006-11-30T17:45:00.000-06:002006-11-30T17:45:00.000-06:00Love 'em so much! Love the ones that start out wi...Love 'em so much! Love the ones that start out with a D and work their way up to a C or even B. Love the ones who have a solid A and come in just to chat even though they are in no danger of losing their grade. Love the ones who are international students, never had American history before, and try (so hard!) to master both the language AND the history despite their disadvantage.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792779327477619787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-64379220857860639102006-11-30T17:38:00.000-06:002006-11-30T17:38:00.000-06:00My favorite class, when I was teaching, was my non...My favorite class, when I was teaching, was my non-traditional class at Fort Polk. Oh, gods, those people were awesome. I was younger than most of the people in class, but they were by far the most respectful to me. They really, really wanted to be there. They had jobs and kids or grandkids or spouses in the service or they were in the service, but they showed up every damned class or they called me and told me why they weren't there -- they were honestly worried about their status in the class. Unlike the waves and waves of just-out-of-high-school classes I was teaching in Natchitoches, who really just wanted me to leave them alone and give them a grade already.<br /><br />I had so much fun with that class, because they were so up for anything. They asked questions, they were really engaged. My crazy ideas weren't crazy to them. (I taught English, so I would come up with all kinds of nutty stuff as writing prompts. Like aliens have landed in your backyard and want to know about Earth. You've got 15 minutes to make a case for humanity. Go.)<br /><br />And I loved the ones who really tried, who were always there, who did the assignments without fail, even when they weren't getting the best grades. They always got the benefit of the doubt come grade averaging time.<br /><br />If I'd had classes like that all the time, I'd still be teaching ;)Zanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086497481509929875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-85679377867826475502006-11-30T17:36:00.000-06:002006-11-30T17:36:00.000-06:00Thanks for the comment - 26 to be exact :) And yes...Thanks for the comment - 26 to be exact :) And yes, I love my students. They are masters level and they definitely irritate me sometimes, but they also make my day a lot of the time. I can't imagine how much joy your little people give you - especially when you see them graduating from high school!!!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028043148086492389noreply@blogger.com