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 Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:24 am
my 3-5th grade teacher was one that I remembered most. He was very kind to me, especially because I was super duper shy... For my presentations, I was too scared to go up and speak in front of everyone. I cried... Anyways, he would let me do my presentations during lunch in front of my friends instead. And for the graduating 5th graders, he'd always have a graduation party. And the rest of the class would gather during recess and decorate, etc. It was a great class! Also, he travel a lot, and he'd show and tell us about his trips to the various places!
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 2:21 pm
I love it when teachers have traveled and can add to classes with direct experience. I think it makes them better teachers.
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:31 am
Something my aunt did when she started teaching 6th grade girls (it was an all girl school) was teach them how to quilt, and used fancyness and such to relate it to math. The whole thing was lost on me (man my math skills suck) but all the girls absolutely adored it. And actually understood it. Numbers always were lost on me...
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:50 am
entervixen You can ask if I wear a bracelet, or any other question that comes to mind. I really don't mind answering questions smile But yeah, I'v worn one since I was diagnosed, but I've also had people tell me things like, "anyone can buy those." O_o Because it's so cool to pretend to need insulin the rest of your life. Riiiiight. As for how those teachers got hired, my experiences in California school districts have been somewhat less than you would hope for. I've actually had numerous problems with every school and district I've been to, not just those problems. My theory is that it's easier (and cheaper) to label a kid with real issues a delinquent and problem child (both have been attributed to me because I missed school because my blood sugars would be so high I needed to go to the hospital) rather than try and tailor it to something that child with issues can actually do. Oh they kinda tried when I finally hit high school by putting me in a home schooling program, but then that flew out the window real quick. *sighs* Most days I hate the school system we have. As for my 3rd and 9th grade teachers yeah, they were awesome. biggrin I still smile when I think about them. First off, Sorry it took me so long to reply: Yea; well, people can be very senseless at times and not realize the severity of a disease; till it strikes them or a close friend/family member. It's good that you wear it though; for the sake of your own safety, you know? Wow, now that is the first time that i heard such downgrades about the California school districts. The teachers probably just had bad pasts; as students and you happened to get onto their ball of fire. Home schooling? I am glad that went out the window and fast; that's a waste of intelligence; no offense. Aww, that's really cute... see? Not all memories of school must be negative... (;
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:17 am
RosesFallingLikeRain Beron - I'm not getting jealous... I had a really pretty teacher at one point to! Most of this is going to be ranting, because up until the eigth grade, I lived in a hellhole. The only good teacher I had there was in fourth grade. She was the only teacher who really cared about me. She was pretty and her daghters were nice, the three of them were here for a year. She had one daughter who was my age, and her other daughter was a couple years older than me. The next two years I had a real ---ch. I was very bad with homework, and I never did it. My teacher everyday was overly harsh. She always told me 'get out, I don't want to see you, don't talk to me, don't look at me, get out.' Then I sat out in the hallways all day. She thought she was better than everybody else and called me an idiot on a couple occaisions. She was not qualified. So you managed to have one good teacher in elementary school; that isn't bad and it seams like you connected with her, pretty well (: Wow, now that is bs... i bet you were not the only non-homework doer and yet; she picked on you??! Teacher's are not allowed to call you that and you should have complained to the principal for such a comment... >>'' Indeed, she was no where near qualified >>''
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:29 am
Umaeril I had teachers of course but barely remember them. In my young life I was merely an "ok" student so I don't think I brightened anyone's day enough for them to interact with me much enough to leave an impression on me. I remember none of my HS teachers except the 2 who taught algebra, one who was bad and made me angry so I got a D in the class and one who was good and said I did well and I got an A in the class. I remember my college professors like the calculus professor who asked me to switch and become a math major. I remember the science professors best of all. College was really great. Post grad I remember many professors, some of whom I know I will never be good enough to emulate, but they will be stars of wisdom and intellectual attainment in my book forever. You honestly can't say that; because it is mainly the effort of a student that brightens up a teacher's day and not necessarily their intelligence level; and most students leave the class earlier than they realize/know what kind of an influence they made on their teacher. 3nodding Wow, same course; two opposite teachers and two opposite grades? That is a bit wohoo don't you think? It's good that you finished out strong with Algebra, though. (: I can honestly see you having a math major (;... not gona lie. (; College seamed to have been a blast for you (and college is what counts for the most part... so it's great that you made such a positive outcome out of all of it (: ) Aw, that's great to hear. (:
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:35 am
Jodelien Ehm, I didn't leave school that long ago, but well... First teacher I remember, well, we had a duo were Jan & John... Together they taught us from grade 3 'till 5... Jan retired, but he was seriously an old school teacher. He taught my dad too, so... He was old.. I do remember that he always had a little, no a tiny, dog sitting on the chalk board, which he called "Bibi" (pronounce as bee-bee) and he was watching us I think... When he retired, I was in 4th grade (age 7 I think) and everyone got one Bibi... Hehe, that was funny actually... When we were in 6th grade we had 15 (!) different teachers and there were just 9 of us. Started with student-teachers who came and left, there was no set one, so temp after temp. In the end it was a hobby to scare away more teachers... Secondary school... I think I love our Economy guy most. 4th year, well... 5th year actually. We had him for 2 courses, 6 hours in the week I believe. Everyone was dead scared of him, but when you got to know him in class, he was the awesomest you could have. Awesome with explaining and he knew prefectly when the class needed a break. He had his cupboard there with old stuff, so when we looked out the window, he watched with us and commented the sports the other kids were playing. That he was better, so cupboard open and his old sports diploma came out... He also played the flute once... And seriously, nobody ever wanted to come to his classroom in the "free-to-spend" hours we had... Except for his students... Only had him for 1 year, but I went from 6/10 to 9/10 in that year... :3 Wow, so you had semi-dibs on Jan, didn't you? Since he taught your dad and then ended up teaching you too? (; ;p Aww... that is such a cute story about Bibi... he seamed to have been a teacher who really cared about his students! (: (or atleast wanted to brighten up their days to the best of his ability) (; Wow, 15 teachers for 9 students??! That's coocoo banana's!! O.o'' You guy's weren't too nice to your teachers; were you!? XDD That last teacher for economy; seams like he was the ideal teacher (:... many teacher's try to scare you first and then all their niceness comes spilling out... once you break through the skin (;
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:37 am
anfenni my 3-5th grade teacher was one that I remembered most. He was very kind to me, especially because I was super duper shy... For my presentations, I was too scared to go up and speak in front of everyone. I cried... Anyways, he would let me do my presentations during lunch in front of my friends instead. And for the graduating 5th graders, he'd always have a graduation party. And the rest of the class would gather during recess and decorate, etc. It was a great class! Also, he travel a lot, and he'd show and tell us about his trips to the various places! Wow, he seamed like a great teachers. He seamed to be very understanding and full of wisdom and knowledge... that is all you can ask of from a teacher; eh? (;
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:13 pm
Geiven  OH BOY OH BOY!!! Yaaaaaayyyyyy!!!
My FAVORITE Teacher in the entire college, or the four years I've been there
MIGHT teach my very first class of my schedule lol so early in the morning but if its him GOD knows I do not mind at all.
He is awesome
We call him, and he calls him self, HOUSE
He LOVES House, I love House so it's awesome
Not being racist, and quoting him: I'm the black house, And I'm just like him in a lot of ways but I'm not addicted to pain killers, I bug you for fun but not too harsh, since I care about my job, and I don't walk with a cane. YET! And he kind of looks like him so it's cool.
He is awesome and funny and just amazing teacher, he gave me a class last year, I passed it with A, and it was History, I sucked in highschool in it. But he makes it fun and interesting, he does wacky things and acts out things.
One time he was reading something about a war
"And they stormed into the land of the enemy* and he kicks open the classroom door and there's this poor girl walking down the hallway at the exact moment and she's on the cellphone, mind you the hallway is wide and she was way on the other side, stopped, screamed, jumped, he said sorry and she scurry off, and seconds later we just started laughing.
And one time something about going through a river or something and he acted like a fish and whent all around the room out the door down to the other entrance and back into the room lol
We have an on going battle.
Who ever sees each other first gets the honor of sticking their tongue out at them
He did that to me once in the hall way, the other students where like ??? I stuck my tongue out back at him and they laughed and the guy with him was like O.o how rude, he started it, I did yeah lol
He carries around a pipe, he doesn't smoke it, but he puts it on his mouth and talks lol and a fake long snake lol he was on the hallway and i tugged on it lol kept walking laughing.
And while waiting for the class before to leave so we could go into the classroom, he came by, I was talking with a friend, and he grabbed my bag of chips, just grabbed it, Their bad for you, and ate some, I tell my friend, hey he took em, Professor come on now, give em back, But their bad for her, their worse for you, your twice as old as me, how rude, YOUR RUDE, he gives it back and sticks his tongue out at me lol Good times.
I have his number, he gave it to us, lol he said bug me if you must, even more if its to hang out somewhere. My offices are so so food place, coffee shop, and so so book shops, but my main actual official one is down the hallway on the next building lol 
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:38 pm
Zorable entervixen You can ask if I wear a bracelet, or any other question that comes to mind. I really don't mind answering questions smile But yeah, I'v worn one since I was diagnosed, but I've also had people tell me things like, "anyone can buy those." O_o Because it's so cool to pretend to need insulin the rest of your life. Riiiiight. As for how those teachers got hired, my experiences in California school districts have been somewhat less than you would hope for. I've actually had numerous problems with every school and district I've been to, not just those problems. My theory is that it's easier (and cheaper) to label a kid with real issues a delinquent and problem child (both have been attributed to me because I missed school because my blood sugars would be so high I needed to go to the hospital) rather than try and tailor it to something that child with issues can actually do. Oh they kinda tried when I finally hit high school by putting me in a home schooling program, but then that flew out the window real quick. *sighs* Most days I hate the school system we have. As for my 3rd and 9th grade teachers yeah, they were awesome. biggrin I still smile when I think about them. First off, Sorry it took me so long to reply: Yea; well, people can be very senseless at times and not realize the severity of a disease; till it strikes them or a close friend/family member. It's good that you wear it though; for the sake of your own safety, you know? Wow, now that is the first time that i heard such downgrades about the California school districts. The teachers probably just had bad pasts; as students and you happened to get onto their ball of fire. Home schooling? I am glad that went out the window and fast; that's a waste of intelligence; no offense. Aww, that's really cute... see? Not all memories of school must be negative... (; I'm eventually going to exchange my bracelet for a tattoo on one wrist that has the medical symbol and "diabetic" underneath it. I want to get it because I fly through bracelets like they're nothing. They break sooo easily, I just buy the ones they sell at Rite Aid. I don't want to sink hella money into something that's just gonna break. And while it's pretty to think they might find a cure in my lifetime, it's one of those "I'll believe it when I see it" kind of deals because there has been talk of a cure being close since long before I was diagnosed, and they are no closer to one than they were all those years ago. Not that hope for a cure is bad, so much as one of my mottos is "hope for the best but expect the worst" because it doesn't hurt quite as much if you're disappointed in the end. That's where the tattoo comes into play, too. It keeps me from losing it as it's literally a part of me, and if they do find a cure in my lifetime it will serve as a reminder of what I once went through, and why I shouldn't give up on anything. As for the teachers I think a lot of it was they were burned out. I'm willing to believe that at least some of them went into the field with high hopes, but degenerated to the point that they just couldn't care anymore and were unable to see the effect they had. The home-schooling was good in the sense that there was a basic attempt to tailor my curriculum to my needs. All I had to do was read a book a week for English because my teacher admitted she couldn't challenge me (prior to that I was stuck in the easiest English courses because of how much I had missed, where I got to sit for six weeks learning where to place the period and where to place the comma. While it was a great help for those that needed it, I died in that class because I was so far above what they were teaching I sometimes went home and cried, it was so frustrating). But for math they were able to find where I needed help and try to aid me in such a way so that I understood it. And it probably would have worked if it hadn't been so superficial too. >_< That and I kept getting blamed for what my parents refused to do. Dad had trouble grading my work, not because of his back pain but because he was on so many painkillers for it he couldn't see straight, and Mom worked nights so all her time was spent either at work or sleeping. And I also got in trouble because my mom couldn't volunteer like the other stay at home moms (which somehow was totally my fault). But I survived, which I count as what's important. Edit: Forgot to add that the only time insensitivity towards diabetes has bothered me is when it's a cop, because they're dead certain (every time!) I'm making it up to piss them off, and I've almost had them drag me in so they could test me for everything under the sun because I was "acting funny" and they didn't believe that not only was my blood sugar ridiculously high at the time I had to wait for my mom to show up with another bottle of my short acting insulin because I didn't realize how low on it I was. >_< But when it's someone on the street or something I just assume they don't have any real experience with it.
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:29 pm
entervixen I'm eventually going to exchange my bracelet for a tattoo on one wrist that has the medical symbol and "diabetic" underneath it. I want to get it because I fly through bracelets like they're nothing. They break sooo easily, I just buy the ones they sell at Rite Aid. I don't want to sink hella money into something that's just gonna break. And while it's pretty to think they might find a cure in my lifetime, it's one of those "I'll believe it when I see it" kind of deals because there has been talk of a cure being close since long before I was diagnosed, and they are no closer to one than they were all those years ago. Not that hope for a cure is bad, so much as one of my mottos is "hope for the best but expect the worst" because it doesn't hurt quite as much if you're disappointed in the end. That's where the tattoo comes into play, too. It keeps me from losing it as it's literally a part of me, and if they do find a cure in my lifetime it will serve as a reminder of what I once went through, and why I shouldn't give up on anything. As for the teachers I think a lot of it was they were burned out. I'm willing to believe that at least some of them went into the field with high hopes, but degenerated to the point that they just couldn't care anymore and were unable to see the effect they had. The home-schooling was good in the sense that there was a basic attempt to tailor my curriculum to my needs. All I had to do was read a book a week for English because my teacher admitted she couldn't challenge me (prior to that I was stuck in the easiest English courses because of how much I had missed, where I got to sit for six weeks learning where to place the period and where to place the comma. While it was a great help for those that needed it, I died in that class because I was so far above what they were teaching I sometimes went home and cried, it was so frustrating). But for math they were able to find where I needed help and try to aid me in such a way so that I understood it. And it probably would have worked if it hadn't been so superficial too. >_< That and I kept getting blamed for what my parents refused to do. Dad had trouble grading my work, not because of his back pain but because he was on so many painkillers for it he couldn't see straight, and Mom worked nights so all her time was spent either at work or sleeping. And I also got in trouble because my mom couldn't volunteer like the other stay at home moms (which somehow was totally my fault). But I survived, which I count as what's important. Edit: Forgot to add that the only time insensitivity towards diabetes has bothered me is when it's a cop, because they're dead certain (every time!) I'm making it up to piss them off, and I've almost had them drag me in so they could test me for everything under the sun because I was "acting funny" and they didn't believe that not only was my blood sugar ridiculously high at the time I had to wait for my mom to show up with another bottle of my short acting insulin because I didn't realize how low on it I was. >_< But when it's someone on the street or something I just assume they don't have any real experience with it. What you wrote in your first paragraph, should be an inspiration to all. What you said is 100% true; finding a cure would be great; but knowing that you survived through something that was at one time, a great killer of many people, shows a different side. If getting a tattoo is what you feel is the right thing to do in this case; go for it... you will nevertheless stand as a roll model for people. The thing about English is a bit absurd, no offense. I mean, all because you missed so many weeks, due to being ill (something that you had absolutely no control over), they decided to downgrade your English capability??! I mean, all because you were very sick, it doesn't mean that you were mentally ill and couldn't think straight. Sure, you had a lot of work to do; but it's called: exemption of assignments, that would not have relevance to you and wouldn't affect your grade?! I am really sorry that you got such a hard time in English, it's a shame and a waste of intelligence. Math - you will always need math (more than english); so it's great to hear that at least one thing didn't go wrong >_<'' I am sorry about your father, hope he is better now. NONE OF THAT WAS YOUR FAULT... you can't change that you were very ill and had no control over it; you were home schooled for a reason... you know?? You shouldn't have been blamed and neither should have your parents; for something that you had absolutely no control over!! It's great to see that you came out on top; despite a very tossy and turny, ride <3 Wow, Cops can be such idiots at times; they should see the bracelet and back off!!! >>''
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