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04-25-2006, 01:13 AM
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So last week I had my last class for the easter course I was teaching. They wrote an essay except for the lazy asses who diddn't...I digress. So after break the students tell me to look at the clock and I find they have screwed with it and my troll doll is missing. I lift up the clock to fix it when outcomes my troll and several pieces of paper. Turns out they wrote "to the best teacher in the world" of 15 students about 13 signed. Others who signed the paper gave me other pieces of paper with notes.
Then at the bus station the French leaders Pauline and Florence asked me if I wanted to adress my students-they were all there the other class and mine. I told them that I knew they would be great English speakers and I enjoyed meeting them. They applauded and as I left some of them were high fiving me-not just my students the other students wanted to high 5 me.
All and all it was very emotional very moving. Yes the kids were crazy and damn sometimes irritating but I am going to miss those guys...
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04-25-2006, 01:16 AM
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Awesome indeed!!!  
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04-25-2006, 08:50 AM
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Awww that's so nice of them! Where/what are you teaching? Sorry if I missed something.
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04-25-2006, 10:52 AM
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I was teaching a group of French students English in Peterborough, UK. It was really sweet of them and I do miss them.
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04-25-2006, 11:22 AM
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I used to be an assistant teacher to elementary school classes, usually grade 7 and 8 students. I have so many funny and heartwarming and even a couple of tragic stories from my days with these kids.
A few years ago, one of my private tutoring students was killed in a car accident. He was NOT a good student at all and basically was never encouraged by any of his teachers to use the brains he had until I came along. I didn't let him get away with pretending to be dumb because I saw his potential. At his funeral, his mom told me that he never would have graduated had it not been for me pushing him like I did.
I'm very happy you enjoyed your teaching job with these kids ben....I'm sure you inspired them in ways you didn't even know.
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04-25-2006, 02:34 PM
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That was beautiful thanks.
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04-25-2006, 02:36 PM
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Awww! That's so lovely. I cant wait til I can teach english somewhere.
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04-25-2006, 11:09 PM
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very cool.
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04-26-2006, 10:13 PM
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Always amazing the power of a good teacher.
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