Couch 113 - Sofa, So Good

Ellahmae · May 10, 2016, 08:53 PM

Moscato.

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May 10, 2016, 08:54 PM

Our journalism teacher just sent me a link to our on-line school newspaper. The newspaper staff each wrote a tribute to their most memorable teacher for teacher appreciation week. Here is what one of my student's wrote about me. I've disguised names, etc. for privacy:

"As long as I can remember I’ve always considered English to be my strongest subject. However, when I stepped foot into my junior AP English class I didn’t realize that my true writing and thinking skills would be put to the test.

Mrs. A is one of the teachers who pushed me to a place that I thought would be unreachable. She never doubts the ability of all her students to thrive. Our grades actually reflected the skills we possessed, and the time and effort that was put into them. My writing skills blossomed in that class and it was clear once we handed in our last essays.

Every day in that classroom was a fresh start. New material. New assignments. New knowledge. A chance to redeem ourselves if we had done miserably on an assignment.

I enjoyed that class because I actually wanted to go to it. I never got to the point where I was stressed or overwhelmed with homework because she found a balance. We still learned without being swamped with homework on a daily basis.

We would go from group projects, to individual assignments, to lecturing, to group discussions, but never the same thing. And I greatly admire that about her. She always found a way to teach us new things without it being the same routine. And it was never boring. She made me want to learn.

I thank her because it all paid off when I received my AP score. I am grateful for having a teacher who is truly passionate about what she does."

I am very touched.

Ellahmae · May 10, 2016, 08:54 PM

Prefer rum over wine though. Or a jack and coke. Only drinking I am allowed to do is on the couch. T would kick my hiney if I drank.

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DarknessForever · May 10, 2016, 08:55 PM

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Moscato.

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Cool. (Hands Ellahmae a glass of Rum)

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Ellahmae · May 10, 2016, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lolagrace

Our journalism teacher just sent me a link to our on-line school newspaper. The newspaper staff each wrote a tribute to their most memorable teacher for teacher appreciation week. Here is what one of my student's wrote about me. I've disguised names, etc. for privacy:

"As long as I can remember I’ve always considered English to be my strongest subject. However, when I stepped foot into my junior AP English class I didn’t realize that my true writing and thinking skills would be put to the test.

Mrs. A is one of the teachers who pushed me to a place that I thought would be unreachable. She never doubts the ability of all her students to thrive. Our grades actually reflected the skills we possessed, and the time and effort that was put into them. My writing skills blossomed in that class and it was clear once we handed in our last essays.

Every day in that classroom was a fresh start. New material. New assignments. New knowledge. A chance to redeem ourselves if we had done miserably on an assignment.

I enjoyed that class because I actually wanted to go to it. I never got to the point where I was stressed or overwhelmed with homework because she found a balance. We still learned without being swamped with homework on a daily basis.

We would go from group projects, to individual assignments, to lecturing, to group discussions, but never the same thing. And I greatly admire that about her. She always found a way to teach us new things without it being the same routine. And it was never boring. She made me want to learn.

I thank her because it all paid off when I received my AP score. I am grateful for having a teacher who is truly passionate about what she does."

I am very touched.

Beautiful.

DarknessForever · May 10, 2016, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by lolagrace

Our journalism teacher just sent me a link to our on-line school newspaper. The newspaper staff each wrote a tribute to their most memorable teacher for teacher appreciation week. Here is what one of my student's wrote about me. I've disguised names, etc. for privacy:

"As long as I can remember I’ve always considered English to be my strongest subject. However, when I stepped foot into my junior AP English class I didn’t realize that my true writing and thinking skills would be put to the test.

Mrs. A is one of the teachers who pushed me to a place that I thought would be unreachable. She never doubts the ability of all her students to thrive. Our grades actually reflected the skills we possessed, and the time and effort that was put into them. My writing skills blossomed in that class and it was clear once we handed in our last essays.

Every day in that classroom was a fresh start. New material. New assignments. New knowledge. A chance to redeem ourselves if we had done miserably on an assignment.

I enjoyed that class because I actually wanted to go to it. I never got to the point where I was stressed or overwhelmed with homework because she found a balance. We still learned without being swamped with homework on a daily basis.

We would go from group projects, to individual assignments, to lecturing, to group discussions, but never the same thing. And I greatly admire that about her. She always found a way to teach us new things without it being the same routine. And it was never boring. She made me want to learn.

I thank her because it all paid off when I received my AP score. I am grateful for having a teacher who is truly passionate about what she does."

I am very touched.

Oh, how wonderful!

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stopdog · May 10, 2016, 08:58 PM

Chris-that is nice.

DarknessForever · May 10, 2016, 09:00 PM

Man, I'm tired. Must sleep! Goodnight, couch! Enjoy the rum, Ellahmae!

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atisketatasket · May 10, 2016, 09:00 PM

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Sounds delightful. Anyone want to play with my hair?

Want French braids? I can do those.

awkwardlyyours · May 10, 2016, 09:09 PM

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Our journalism teacher just sent me a link to our on-line school newspaper. .....

That is really cool!

I always felt that it was in teaching English that the really good teachers got separated from the not-so-good ones -- the English teachers I remember somehow managed to elevate my sense of self through their love of books / reading / literature. I wouldn't be even slightly exaggerating in saying that that really saved my life more often than I can remember.

Kudos!

Ellahmae · May 10, 2016, 09:15 PM

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Want French braids? I can do those.

doesn't matter just comforting in a weird way I guess

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May 10, 2016, 09:19 PM

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That is really cool!

I always felt that it was in teaching English that the really good teachers got separated from the not-so-good ones -- the English teachers I remember somehow managed to elevate my sense of self through their love of books / reading / literature. I wouldn't be even slightly exaggerating in saying that that really saved my life more often than I can remember.

Kudos!

It was nice to get this tonight. Tomorrow is the national AP Exam for my course, so my students are stressed out. My youngest son is in the grade I teach at a different high school, and he's in the midst of the AP testing window himself - also incredibly stressed. I've spent the last week and a half probably being more "mom" than teacher in ways -- lots of pep talks and reassurances and trying to just keep it as light as possible while still getting them focused for tomorrow. We have 250ish students taking that exam tomorrow, and probably about half of them are mine because I have the largest class load for this course. I'll get there early to wish them luck and give a few hugs as they head into for the test. They've worked hard and now it is time to take a deep breath and just do what they know how to do. They're great kids.

Chopin99 · May 10, 2016, 09:19 PM

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Chopin!! So great to hear from you! You are sounding very well, and I am so happy for you. Thanks for checking in ladybug!

Thanks artemis! I try to check in once a year or so.

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Thank you, that's sweet of you to say. But trust me, I am loathsome. I can't even allow people here on the couch to be nice to me without overreacting and repelling them.

And I had a rather unpleasant experience with my T today, which I don't even understand. I very much hope that I'll be able to work this out with him on Thursday, otherwise I'm not sure I will be able to continue with him. (I don't want to talk about it here, because I don't understand what it was he meant when he said something so there's no point in trying to relate it.)

I'm going to keep telling you that you are not loathsome. I hope you can work things out with your T. Don't be afraid to ask him to clarify things. It's vital that you are able to understand what he's telling you!

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Work... well, trying to make a long and boring story shorter, my immediate boss (or coordinator, rather) was unexpectedly told that she will be "reallocated" to another section, because apparently there have been problems in our section. Except that none of the rest of us here have any idea what those problems were supposed to consist of - it is very obvious that what she had done was anger those above, and so they want somebody more pliable, who doesn't protect our interests quite as much. Especially the interests of me and one of my colleagues, whose work profile is different from all the others at the department (we teach a different language - it's complicated). For a while I was rather worried that my job might disappear, but that doesn't seem at all likely now. The immediate result is however that the rest of us get a LOT more work to do, and some tasks that we are not at all prepared for, because there won't be a new coordinator until after Christmas. Plus the two of us who teach another language have been made to feel rather unwelcome - well, we already were, because we are "not useful" (since we cannot teach outside the section where we work - on the other hand we have so much teaching to do here that there's no way for us to keep up with it all, we have to turn students away.) And also, I'm really going to miss the coordinator. She is an excellent boss and colleague.

Sorry. I know that was not very interesting, but you did ask

Not boring. I've been in similar circumstances before and I was miserable. One of the reasons I left my job. Having to wait until what will essentially be 2017 for a new coordinator is just ridiculous and it's a shame you have to turn away students.

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Hi Chopin! Good to see you!

Hi Cant! Like you haven't talked to me recently...lol!

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There's a Couch safety guide? Are there sections on underg's and what not to do with cool whip?

Yes, stopdog wrote it. Some of us never paid attention to any rule involving cool whip (or any rule, for that matter).

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Nothing on underwear because we are adults. Nothing on cool whip because the what not to do with cool whip (eat it for example) would probably be taken as a dare.
A lot of disapproving glares and what port to buy for the library.
And what to do when people drink and contact the therapist, or put out an eye on the cool whip slip n slide - that sort of thing.

Do you double stopdog dare me? I do know how to get up with LolaC.

May 10, 2016, 09:26 PM

[Artie giggles maniacly at Chopin for that last comment]

stopdog · May 10, 2016, 09:31 PM

LC has not checked in for awhile.

May 10, 2016, 09:33 PM

Wiki either...

stopdog · May 10, 2016, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lolagrace

It was nice to get this tonight. Tomorrow is the national AP Exam for my course, so my students are stressed out. My youngest son is in the grade I teach at a different high school, and he's in the midst of the AP testing window himself - also incredibly stressed.

I remember how stressful the AP tests were when I took them 35 years or so ago. I only took four- some of my friends took the maximum. They were complete wrecks.

atisketatasket · May 10, 2016, 09:42 PM

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Nothing on underwear because we are adults.

You're making a pretty big assumption there, aren't you?

stopdog · May 10, 2016, 09:44 PM

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You're making a pretty big assumption there, aren't you?

Apparently

atisketatasket · May 10, 2016, 09:44 PM

I don't remember the AP tests being stressful at all - but then I avoided the math and science ones. Stuck with history, lit, art, languages.

stopdog · May 10, 2016, 09:45 PM

I took english, latin, music theory and history. Music theory was a *****.

Ellahmae · May 10, 2016, 09:50 PM

Stuffed myself in my bed with two dogs, an obscene amount of blankets, with baseball on TV. Let's not mention the embarrassing text I sent to t....

I feel like such a child.

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atisketatasket · May 10, 2016, 09:50 PM

I did not even know there was a music theory one.

Ellahmae · May 10, 2016, 09:50 PM

I took history, biology, and English.

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stopdog · May 10, 2016, 09:51 PM

"I did not even know there was a music theory one."

Yes - and it was a *****.

The stress in general for me was just the idea of failing. My parents would not have freaked out or anything.

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