Comments on: Ode to Miss Foley http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/ Technology and Teaching, Together Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Margie Childers http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-64 Margie Childers Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:03:07 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-64 OLD DOG......STILL LEARNING NEW TRICKS. I loooooove Miss Foley!! OLD DOG……STILL LEARNING NEW TRICKS.

I loooooove Miss Foley!!

]]> By: Lisa Racine http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-63 Lisa Racine Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:46:07 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-63 This clip made me teary eyed - I had a Miss Foley - my high school 11th grade math teacher. I still think of him often. I really like this video - so two weeks ago I showed it to my classes at the end of class. They got the point of the video - and we talked about it afterward. Makes for good discussion - and kids do appreciate us, it's just hard to them to communicate it sometimes. This clip made me teary eyed - I had a Miss Foley - my high school 11th grade math teacher. I still think of him often. I really like this video - so two weeks ago I showed it to my classes at the end of class. They got the point of the video - and we talked about it afterward. Makes for good discussion - and kids do appreciate us, it’s just hard to them to communicate it sometimes.

]]> By: Darci Mitchell http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-62 Darci Mitchell Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:45:52 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-62 My Miss Foley was my ninth grade English teacher and debate coach. Even though I teach Social Studies, she created my love of class discussions and showed me how to be the kind of teacher who has discipline in the classroom, but also knows how to smile. My Miss Foley was my ninth grade English teacher and debate coach. Even though I teach Social Studies, she created my love of class discussions and showed me how to be the kind of teacher who has discipline in the classroom, but also knows how to smile.

]]> By: Randy Knack http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-61 Randy Knack Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:25:55 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-61 Done in true Arlo Guthrie style. Done in true Arlo Guthrie style.

]]> By: Mrs. Murphy http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-60 Mrs. Murphy Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:36:54 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-60 My Miss Foley was my 10th grade English teacher. She sparked my love of reading. Isn't it terrible that I can't remember her name? My Miss Foley was my 10th grade English teacher. She sparked my love of reading. Isn’t it terrible that I can’t remember her name?

]]> By: Todd Campbell http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-59 Todd Campbell Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:43:28 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-59 This beats shopping-i'm feeling lucky This beats shopping-i’m feeling lucky

]]> By: Robin Finehout http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-58 Robin Finehout Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:08:23 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-58 Still doing the scavenger hunt, and not writing Christmas cards! Still doing the scavenger hunt, and not writing Christmas cards!

]]> By: Evynn Blaher http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-57 Evynn Blaher Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:59:15 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-57 Kim and I were talking after school today...lamenting over our students' lack of motivation to do ANYTHING. I've had students who want to go to college but don't want to put forth the effort to work for that acceptance letter. (And ask me for a letter of recommendation!) But when I stop to think about it, there are students who sit in front of me who truly want to be in school...the ones who soak up knowledge and hunger for more. It's for those students that I changed careers and became a teacher. And I haven't regretted it for a moment! Kim and I were talking after school today…lamenting over our students’ lack of motivation to do ANYTHING. I’ve had students who want to go to college but don’t want to put forth the effort to work for that acceptance letter. (And ask me for a letter of recommendation!) But when I stop to think about it, there are students who sit in front of me who truly want to be in school…the ones who soak up knowledge and hunger for more. It’s for those students that I changed careers and became a teacher. And I haven’t regretted it for a moment!

]]> By: tekkieteacher http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-54 tekkieteacher Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:21:14 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-54 Kim, Thank YOU so much for the comment! I love it when the blog posts inspire other folks to share their thoughts. It's just too easy to forget why we are here, especially when there are so many outside forces that can distract us (testing, data, discipline, etc). As you say, it's important to take some time and re-focus on what is really important. And I have to believe most of our students (as well as society as a whole) WILL learn to appreciate the opportunities teachers provide for them -- hopefully sooner rather than later! Kim,

Thank YOU so much for the comment! I love it when the blog posts inspire other folks to share their thoughts.

It’s just too easy to forget why we are here, especially when there are so many outside forces that can distract us (testing, data, discipline, etc). As you say, it’s important to take some time and re-focus on what is really important. And I have to believe most of our students (as well as society as a whole) WILL learn to appreciate the opportunities teachers provide for them — hopefully sooner rather than later!

]]> By: Kimberly Owens-Pearson http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-53 Kimberly Owens-Pearson Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:52:13 +0000 http://tekkieteacher.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/ode-to-miss-foley/#comment-53 Thanks for "reeling" me back in... this has been the type of week that I began to question my reasoning for teaching, but just as always--- a word, a quote, today a SONG just in time to make me FOCUS on the big picture of why I decided to teach STUDENTS and not a subject! I am learning each day that it's not about the tests, the scores, the hoops that we have to jump; it's about the lives, the minds, and the people we touch daily. P.S. Sooner or later they will learn to appreciate the gift of having the opportunity to learn. Thank You :-) Thanks for “reeling” me back in… this has been the type of week that I began to question my reasoning for teaching, but just as always— a word, a quote, today a SONG just in time to make me FOCUS on the big picture of why I decided to teach STUDENTS and not a subject! I am learning each day that it’s not about the tests, the scores, the hoops that we have to jump; it’s about the lives, the minds, and the people we touch daily.

P.S. Sooner or later they will learn to appreciate the gift of having the opportunity to learn.

Thank You :-)

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