tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post75186277281598372..comments2024-01-13T22:42:35.981-06:00Comments on Motherhood & Words®: a differencekate hopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-85753813600489045822010-02-03T04:34:00.581-06:002010-02-03T04:34:00.581-06:00This workshop really sounds special, Kate! Lucky s...This workshop really sounds special, Kate! Lucky signer-uppers!The Blue Suitcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202096484293528150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-92220720502149926902010-02-02T10:47:13.286-06:002010-02-02T10:47:13.286-06:00I'm still so happythat she DID contact me. It ...I'm still so happythat she DID contact me. It reminds me how important those kind words are!<br /><br />unfinishedportraitofsam, welcome to Mother Words!kate hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-3171474036004134952010-02-02T09:19:24.475-06:002010-02-02T09:19:24.475-06:00at twenty-four years old, i LOVE teaching adults. ...at twenty-four years old, i LOVE teaching adults. i taught at a community college, and many of my students were old enough to be my mother or father. we had, much to my surprise, a fantastic relationship. there was this mutual sense of "i don't know what you know, but we can teach each other," and we were vocal and encouraging about it. we gave each other enormous amounts of respect. <br />i was teaching developmental writing at a community college with folks who hadn't been in school in 10, 20, 30 years, most of whom hated to write. it was a joy to watch them come to appreciate written expression; some of them completely opened up on the page. it was such a little thing and such a piddly class, but it meant a great deal to them and to me. it was one of the most surprising, heartening experiences i'd had, to date--that "lighting up" that Cath C mentions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-73229648462807331692010-01-31T15:40:33.947-06:002010-01-31T15:40:33.947-06:00Amazing how a word of kindness or appreciation can...Amazing how a word of kindness or appreciation can be enough; enough to make our day; enough to help us dive back into our work. Bravo to that former student for writing you!6512 and growinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992480917176737462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-77833398206957654372010-01-31T02:11:39.049-06:002010-01-31T02:11:39.049-06:00How great! (And I think it's great that she wa...How great! (And I think it's great that she was able to find you again, and contact you, because of this crazy internet age we live in)magpiedayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00044875964795761003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-91648093837055691212010-01-29T17:00:05.556-06:002010-01-29T17:00:05.556-06:00Teaching is the most important job in the world. I...Teaching is the most important job in the world. I know from my own experiences the difference an inspiring teacher can make, and now I watch how much a good teacher affects my children, and how tragically a bad teacher can destroy them.<br /><br />Glad you received feedback you so obviously earned. Now off to look at online course!Madmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189416781378632230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214489875213933536.post-36937126286265642152010-01-29T13:31:02.621-06:002010-01-29T13:31:02.621-06:00the true joy of teaching is watching your students...the true joy of teaching is watching your students light up. <br /><br />what a wonderful way to find out you had a lasting good effect on one!cath chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121005007284461511noreply@blogger.com