Comments on Spend-a-Buck Farm: Teachers That Made A Difference in my Life

It is always nice to see how teachers affect the l...

2010-01-19T21:52:34.889-06:00

It is always nice to see how teachers affect the lives of their students. I had to smile about the last example--I was shown the same method for doing term papers!

I loved reading this post. I have been a teacher ...

2010-01-18T18:51:34.286-06:00

I loved reading this post. I have been a teacher and principal for decades and it touches me to hear you thank your former teachers. I had special teachers, in my life, also and they very likely changed the path, I was on, from the shy, unassuming girl to a woman who could run a school.

To this day, it means much to me, when a student tells me of an incident that happened when they were in my class. We never know how we have affected our students and I pray that I have not harmed any.

Thanks for sharing this.

How lucky you are to have had so many special teac...

2010-01-16T22:18:11.355-06:00

How lucky you are to have had so many special teachers and it is nice to reflect on them a bit. They helped shape us whether we liked them or not, But as a teacher, you must know it is what they brought out in class, not as much their personalities...but that helps. :-)

xoxo
Jane

You were blessed to have three wonderful teachers ...

2010-01-15T18:55:22.889-06:00

You were blessed to have three wonderful teachers in your life to remember. I love the index cards trick. We were taught this in catholic school as well and it is a life saver for sure. Thanks for having me. Hugs. Tammy

Our family is filled with teachers...and all have ...

2010-01-15T08:24:20.945-06:00

Our family is filled with teachers...and all have on thing in common...they love what they do!

To me, that is a blessing and that makes or breaks a teacher~

Your post (as it has been said, by all above), is moving and well written. Evoking memories for everyone :)

Michelle-Thanking your teachers was the best gift ...

2010-01-15T07:54:40.635-06:00

Michelle-Thanking your teachers was the best gift you could ever have given them. As a teacher yourself, I am sure you agree with me. Teaching is not a career; it is a calling. I taught high school English and now my daughter teaches kindergarten--and nobody does it for the money! By the way, I pleaded with my students to use your history teacher's method....they were more interested in waiting until the last minute with no index cards or notes! I enjoyed your story!

I smiled through this whole post. Thank you for s...

2010-01-14T23:39:18.645-06:00

I smiled through this whole post. Thank you for sharing about your 3 special teachers. Each one made me think they were the best until you got to the next teacher and the next. I am so glad you were able to thank Mr York - that is very cool.

http://joanne55.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-inspirational-teacher-one-who-made.html

You were blessed at having the memory of three tea...

2010-01-14T22:07:13.210-06:00

You were blessed at having the memory of three teachers that made such a lasting impression on you. You sound like you are a thoughtful and insightful teacher and person. How great that you would say that it is a humbling and emotional experience to have a 'thank you' from a former student.
Sometimes the teachers don't get enough 'thank yous'.
Appreciate your post.
Frances

What a wonderful post. I love that you had so many...

2010-01-14T19:38:37.706-06:00

What a wonderful post. I love that you had so many teachers that were such a positive influence. And I sure wish that I had had Mr. York and his term paper advice! We moved to our town because of the school district, and we were not disappointed. Our daughter has had some of the most wonderful teachers I have ever met. She is 21 and will be graduating from college in May - as a teacher! She still has elementary school teachers recognize her when she is back in town. How special is that? Kathy

You have been very lucky to have had 3 special tea...

2010-01-14T18:38:59.984-06:00

You have been very lucky to have had 3 special teachers. In turn I bet it has made you special teacher as well.
I love that you got to see two of them again and that they knew they had made a difference. Kind of a full circle moment.
Thanks for joining in.

Such fun to read about this and think about my own...

2010-01-14T18:31:11.871-06:00

Such fun to read about this and think about my own memory of favorite teachers who made a difference in my life. I was like you...I looked for classes with TERM PAPERS as I knew that was an easy A for me. Everyone else thought I was nuts. LOL.

i have been a teacher for almost 30 years and I st...

2010-01-14T09:04:56.849-06:00

i have been a teacher for almost 30 years and I still get a thrill when my students tell me that I was their favorite teacher. My 3 brothers are all business owners and top-level managment which means they make 3 times the salary I do but what is really intresting is the fact that a couple of years ago my brohter went to a plant where he mananges the clinic and the clinic manager and he are from the same area. Well they got to talking and the manager told my brother that she had gone to a very small rural elementary school and did he know where it was. Mt brother then told her that his sister (me) had started teaching at that same school. Well tears welled up in her eyes and she said that her most favorite teacher of all was her third grade teacher at that school and it was me! My brother is very emotional and he had to call me and tell me and we both cried. He said, Kathy, I may make the money, but you make a difference!

I really enjoyed this post and it brought back mem...

2010-01-14T09:02:40.532-06:00

I really enjoyed this post and it brought back memories of some of the teachers who made a huge difference in my life. You tell the story so well. I did not know you are a teacher. What do you teach?

as a teacher myself, i am so thrilled to read your...

2010-01-14T08:08:44.996-06:00

as a teacher myself, i am so thrilled to read your blog today! it is uplifting and a huge reminder of why i do what i do. in addition, i will be passing along your term paper hints to my kids (both in secondary school). have a great day!