tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post5047741081135781633..comments2023-10-17T10:17:28.786-04:00Comments on The Exception: MatejThe Exceptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-40693439671998255222007-07-20T09:15:00.000-04:002007-07-20T09:15:00.000-04:00Doozie - Social work is another profession for whi...Doozie - Social work is another profession for which I have the greatest respect. I am all about accountability and responsibility. I think my anger, frustration, and my heart would come to rule my brain. I could be a child advocate but am not sure I could be a social worker. My hat's off to you.<BR/><BR/>'Liya - Welcome and thanks for stopping by. Ruby is fabulous!<BR/><BR/>There are many reasons I can not teach little kids, my heart being one of them. I care for all my students but grow attached to others. It is that attachment, as I felt for Matej, that I do not think a teacher should have. I truly would have done a lot to help that kid - all the kids, but especially him, the under dog, the kid that had so much and yet didn't seem to realize all that he had. <BR/><BR/>The teaching that I have done in the US has been a bit easier because I don't get as emotionally involved (life is more diverse). But I don't think it is ever easy to work with children and then watch them go - you know you have done your best, they have touched your life... and the paths diverge. Rewarding and difficult - bitter sweet. <BR/><BR/>Drop back by any time!<BR/><BR/>Seven seas - Caring is important. I think that the best teachers never lose a sense of caring for the kids in their class - an interest in helping them to find their talents and strengthen their weaknesses. It is sad to see teachers when they do not care about the kids. When their focus is on one or two over another one or two. Or sometimes they just burn out. Teachers see so much - I would imagine that they experience heart ache more than we ever really know.The Exceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-24334688939057677802007-07-20T02:27:00.000-04:002007-07-20T02:27:00.000-04:00Excellent post. Made me think of all the teachers...Excellent post. Made me think of all the teachers I had growing up. The ones that stand out the most are the ones who cared for their students. Those are the teachers that inspire their students to excel and make something of their lives. Caring teachers help dreams become reality.Seven Seashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08290358977801525806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-20777401049276065722007-07-20T00:55:00.000-04:002007-07-20T00:55:00.000-04:00Oh wow... I found my way here from Ruby's blog. I ...Oh wow... <BR/><BR/>I found my way here from Ruby's blog. <BR/><BR/>I finished my first year teaching this year and I understand what you're saying .. my students were awesome (they sound like your American students but also a mix of your other students) and I felt like my heart was often getting too involved too. Although I didn't teach overseas (from this post I'm assuming you did), I found it very hard even to just let go of the students I had semester one and then switch to a brand new semester. It really is hard letting go especially when you've had such a good effect on them... <BR/><BR/>I loved reading this post, it was so beautifully written :) You say your teaching career is over? - I think it's just beginning! Who says a good teacher has to be one who doesn't let his/her heart get involved?! Those are the best teachers I had. <BR/><BR/>(sorry for the long comment)'liyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682312785305176809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-65059388945677802432007-07-19T23:23:00.000-04:002007-07-19T23:23:00.000-04:00this is how I feel about social work, I don't thin...this is how I feel about social work, I don't think I can do this without becoming too attached to kidsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-35592278944618552342007-07-19T15:18:00.000-04:002007-07-19T15:18:00.000-04:00Scotty - I have the greatest respect for them espe...Scotty - I have the greatest respect for them especially having tried it. I can't help but allow my heart to get too involved with some of them. A good teacher I am not. <BR/><BR/>LeiselB - Thanks - he was quite the kid - it was quite the year and the experience changed my life in so many ways.The Exceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-29327944223433830662007-07-19T15:13:00.000-04:002007-07-19T15:13:00.000-04:00Oh I love this post...you paint a very poignant pi...Oh I love this post...you paint a very poignant picture....Deadmanshondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855601049958269404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-73380159372641204382007-07-19T10:31:00.000-04:002007-07-19T10:31:00.000-04:00I have always thought that teachers are very under...I have always thought that teachers are very under appreciated..Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468559689572078636noreply@blogger.com