tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post4500725597549493081..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Giving Thanks for Some of the People Who Have Changed and Are Changing My LifeMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4507009649603911452010-11-27T20:39:23.312-05:002010-11-27T20:39:23.312-05:00What a wonderful post. So many things to be thank...What a wonderful post. So many things to be thankful for.Karen Szymusiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07989718657089668579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79912402650547726202010-11-26T10:30:33.401-05:002010-11-26T10:30:33.401-05:00**wipes tears from eyes**
Thanks, Monica. Thanks ...**wipes tears from eyes**<br /><br />Thanks, Monica. Thanks from me, and thanks on behalf of all public school teachers. <br /><br />The way I see it, it's like Robert Frost wrote in "The Tuft of Flowers": <br /><br />`Men work together,' I told him from the heart,<br />`Whether they work together or apart.' <br /><br />I think we're actually all in this together, both public and private. Sometimes the energy to go on in MY corner of the teaching world comes from reading the dispatches from YOUR corner of the teaching world. Knowing what's possible where there is more freedom helps me work all the harder to give my students the kind of education that parents of any income level would want for their children. <br /><br />What can we do about the idiots who "malign and demonize and disrespect" the teaching profession? My best defense is to continue teaching their children, with passion and creativity, to THINK FOR THEMSELVES!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-52777936492829507972010-11-26T10:03:07.195-05:002010-11-26T10:03:07.195-05:00Mary Lee,
I'm incredibly touched and honored ...Mary Lee,<br /><br />I'm incredibly touched and honored by your mention of me. I am incredibly grateful of your work too. In particular my admiration knows no bounds for your staying in the classroom and fighting on behalf of good teaching and good learning. Being in a private school it is much easier for me and so I admire and respect all of you who manage to continue to teach creatively, with books, and so intimately in this time of high-stakes tests and standards. Thank you so much for all you do.Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88014396787049136292010-11-26T03:51:50.528-05:002010-11-26T03:51:50.528-05:00Beautiful reflection Mary Lee! We are all thankful...Beautiful reflection Mary Lee! We are all thankful for you, your ideas, and your love for teaching!Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818780665187955494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34956422168526714852010-11-25T23:02:41.813-05:002010-11-25T23:02:41.813-05:00I am thankful to you, Mary Lee, for your generous ...I am thankful to you, Mary Lee, for your generous spirit here in the blogging world. Your tireless enthusiasm, open kindness, and boundless curiosity are inspiring indeed! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours... A.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-32912516646589854802010-11-25T22:20:32.191-05:002010-11-25T22:20:32.191-05:00I wish to write my own book soon, too. :DI wish to write my own book soon, too. :Ddmarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836854536072680231noreply@blogger.com