Makes you wonder how on earth these kids will survive life--they will > be so easy to manipulate. They are unprepared to think, to defend their > thinking, to ground it in text and experience or to accept that questions > can have more than one potential answer. >
I still have 160 days left to change that. In the past 2 weeks, I've had students from previous years come by to visit. One said her visit was expressly to thank me for opening her eyes to the real world. she regaled me with stories of museums and places she went to over the past few years and how much she appreciated me for helping to show her how to appreciate those things. She is going to Europe next year, and just wanted to stop by to say, "Thank you." Another was walking in the hallway after picking her little sister up after school. We passed in the hallway and I heard a voice behind me calling, "Mr. Roberts! Mr. Roberts!" When I turned, she told me her name and said I probably didn't remember her since it's been 4 years, but she said as soon as she saw me she wanted to be sure and thank me for preparing her for high school and for life. She said my class was one of the hardest she ever had, but "it was all worth it." I was just surprised to see 2 students almost back to back saying the same thing, and, needless to say, it made my day both times. Maybe there is still hope for them....and for me... Of course, this week I had open house and met one of my parents who proudly exclaimed that I taught her when she was in 8th grade some 15 years ago.....boy, did that make me feel old....... Bill _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
