Comments on: Back in the Olden Days … http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/ Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:04:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Setting the Tone « Quilly’s Quips http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12261 Setting the Tone « Quilly’s Quips Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:52:37 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12261 [...] met Patrick when he was a second grader. He used to come into my room and hang out with the critters. He had more questions then I had answers, but even at eight he wasn’t adverse to being [...] [...] met Patrick when he was a second grader. He used to come into my room and hang out with the critters. He had more questions then I had answers, but even at eight he wasn’t adverse to being [...]

]]> By: QuillDancer http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12260 QuillDancer Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:58:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12260 Doug -- how did you sneak in here without tripping my email alert? And I do miss that kind of teaching. Lori -- is <I>that</I> why he spent so much time in my room? And I thought he was just keeping an eye on the school's worst juvenile deliquent. (No, not me, a student!) Doug — how did you sneak in here without tripping my email alert? And I do miss that kind of teaching.

Lori — is that why he spent so much time in my room? And I thought he was just keeping an eye on the school’s worst juvenile deliquent. (No, not me, a student!)

]]> By: Lori's Minute http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12259 Lori's Minute Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:30:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12259 Ha ha...love your posts!!! Why do I get the feeling the principal wanted to see the animals as a way to get away from the people he dealt with everyday? I always went to my dog when I was stressed.... Ha ha…love your posts!!! Why do I get the feeling the principal wanted to see the animals as a way to get away from the people he dealt with everyday? I always went to my dog when I was stressed….

]]> By: Doug http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12258 Doug Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:35:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12258 See, that's good schoolin' See, that’s good schoolin’

]]> By: QuillDancer http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12257 QuillDancer Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:58:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12257 Dr. John -- you weren't far wrong -- most of them are -- or at least they seem to be. Silver -- distraction is not necessarily a bad thing. I've written a couple of my day dreams down and sold them. Dr. John — you weren’t far wrong — most of them are — or at least they seem to be.

Silver — distraction is not necessarily a bad thing. I’ve written a couple of my day dreams down and sold them.

]]> By: ~*SilverNeurotic*~ http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12256 ~*SilverNeurotic*~ Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:55:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12256 I wish my teachers had pets in the classroom, though, I suppose knowing me it would have distracted me even more than I was able to distract myself. I wish my teachers had pets in the classroom, though, I suppose knowing me it would have distracted me even more than I was able to distract myself.

]]> By: QuillDancer http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12254 QuillDancer Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:50:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12254 OC -- today's man, especially those growing up in the city, aren't in the same caliber as the men I am used to. The women are a bit different, too. I am living in a foreign land. OC — today’s man, especially those growing up in the city, aren’t in the same caliber as the men I am used to. The women are a bit different, too. I am living in a foreign land.

]]> By: Dr.John http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12255 Dr.John Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:50:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12255 What your story proves is despite what I believed all through school all principals are not all bad. What your story proves is despite what I believed all through school all principals are not all bad.

]]> By: O Ceallaigh http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12253 O Ceallaigh Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:45:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12253 <I>He</I> was on the desk?!? Oh man, what a reversal. Honestly. This is a subject on which you do <I>not</I> wish to get me started ... He was on the desk?!? Oh man, what a reversal. Honestly. This is a subject on which you do not wish to get me started …

]]> By: QuillDancer http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12252 QuillDancer Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:39:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12252 OC -- one of the reasons I had to remove the hamsters and have never replaced them is the pod-classrooms we have here. When (not <I>if</I>) the hamsters get free they destroy stuff that belongs to others. Then there's the people themselves. A few years back I was after school gradign papers, and so was Mr. G, next-door. I heard him screaming bloody murder and went charging into his room expecting to find his life in peril. He was standing on his desk freaking out over a tiny white mouse. I was less than sympathetic. "Your thumb is bigger than that mouse!" I scolded. He replied, "My thumb doesn't have teeth and beady pink eyes." I wanted to trap the mouse humanely, but the janitor called the exterminators in and their poison worked over night. As to enrichment, if it isn't tested, it isn't valued. SmileyMamaT, come back anytime! Kat -- burn the test; let me teach! OC — one of the reasons I had to remove the hamsters and have never replaced them is the pod-classrooms we have here. When (not if) the hamsters get free they destroy stuff that belongs to others.

Then there’s the people themselves. A few years back I was after school gradign papers, and so was Mr. G, next-door. I heard him screaming bloody murder and went charging into his room expecting to find his life in peril. He was standing on his desk freaking out over a tiny white mouse.

I was less than sympathetic. “Your thumb is bigger than that mouse!” I scolded. He replied, “My thumb doesn’t have teeth and beady pink eyes.” I wanted to trap the mouse humanely, but the janitor called the exterminators in and their poison worked over night.

As to enrichment, if it isn’t tested, it isn’t valued.

SmileyMamaT, come back anytime!

Kat — burn the test; let me teach!

]]> By: Kat http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12251 Kat Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:31:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12251 It makes me so sad to see these kinds of stories as "old memories". You're the kind of teacher that inspires students to excell, think, dream and succeed. That can't be done just with books, it takes personality and props. How do we make a change? It makes me so sad to see these kinds of stories as “old memories”. You’re the kind of teacher that inspires students to excell, think, dream and succeed. That can’t be done just with books, it takes personality and props. How do we make a change?

]]> By: smileymamaT http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12250 smileymamaT Sun, 19 Nov 2006 00:33:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12250 Hi there, it's my first visit...I love this story. I love your sense of humor, as well. Have a wonderful weekend! -T Hi there, it’s my first visit…I love this story. I love your sense of humor, as well. Have a wonderful weekend!
-T

]]> By: O Ceallaigh http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12249 O Ceallaigh Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:55:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12249 You kiddin' me? As a student of about that age, I "midwifed" at a hamster birthing, tended most of the menagerie at one point or another ... and I wonder if they <I>ever</I> cleared the building of the mice I, um, accidentally released ... These days, I'd be in jail, with the key tossed. And we wonder why our children (to say nothing of our adults) are out of touch with nature ... which, as a natural scientist, is damned galling. Our institution is debating whether to keep our week-long <a HREF="http://www.bigelow.org/keller/" rel="nofollow"> enrichment program</A> for talented high school junior interested in oceanography. Too elitist ... no way to allow these kids out of the classroom lest their test scores suffer ... doesn't fit mandated curricula ... Argh. You kiddin’ me? As a student of about that age, I “midwifed” at a hamster birthing, tended most of the menagerie at one point or another … and I wonder if they ever cleared the building of the mice I, um, accidentally released …

These days, I’d be in jail, with the key tossed. And we wonder why our children (to say nothing of our adults) are out of touch with nature … which, as a natural scientist, is damned galling.

Our institution is debating whether to keep our week-long enrichment program for talented high school junior interested in oceanography. Too elitist … no way to allow these kids out of the classroom lest their test scores suffer … doesn’t fit mandated curricula …

Argh.

]]> By: QuillDancer http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12248 QuillDancer Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:10:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12248 Jackie -- the zoo is gone, but the fond memories remain. Rob -- I resemble those remarks. You know, I still have students coming back to look for me after 10 years? Chana -- I gave the birds to a parent. As soon as I got the kidfs quiet the birds would start, then I'd get the birds quiet and the kids would be chirping ... Jan -- I would be content with that kind of fame, just for the sake of knowing I made a difference. Nessa -- aren't they, though? Nea -- can you say lawsuit? Trantulas are poisonous, they must go. Iguanas carry salmonella, they must go. Birds are filthy creatures whose fecies carry many hazards, they must go. Hamsters have fur, which is an allergin; besides, they bite so they must go. And the fish? I took them home for the summer and the cats ate them. Jackie — the zoo is gone, but the fond memories remain.

Rob — I resemble those remarks. You know, I still have students coming back to look for me after 10 years?

Chana — I gave the birds to a parent. As soon as I got the kidfs quiet the birds would start, then I’d get the birds quiet and the kids would be chirping …

Jan — I would be content with that kind of fame, just for the sake of knowing I made a difference.

Nessa — aren’t they, though?

Nea — can you say lawsuit? Trantulas are poisonous, they must go. Iguanas carry salmonella, they must go. Birds are filthy creatures whose fecies carry many hazards, they must go. Hamsters have fur, which is an allergin; besides, they bite so they must go. And the fish? I took them home for the summer and the cats ate them.

]]> By: Nea http://quilldancer.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/comment-page-1/#comment-12247 Nea Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:30:00 +0000 http://quilldancer.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/back-in-the-olden-days/#comment-12247 It is strange, I remember when Ana was in grammer school in California there was always a hamster, and there was silk worms, and even a tarantula, but since we came to the south, I have not seen one pet in any classroom.......I wonder why? That is a lot of animals to care for, but I bet the kids loved it........ It is strange, I remember when Ana was in grammer school in California there was always a hamster, and there was silk worms, and even a tarantula, but since we came to the south, I have not seen one pet in any classroom…….I wonder why?

That is a lot of animals to care for, but I bet the kids loved it……..

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