tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626870475036421525.post3858160173080783580..comments2023-03-29T08:43:16.210-04:00Comments on Pouring Over Pictures: Wherein I expose the soft underbelly of failurecarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939880059515171782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626870475036421525.post-83671212378910043522015-01-07T10:28:52.770-05:002015-01-07T10:28:52.770-05:00I was an excellent student my entire life...loved ...I was an excellent student my entire life...loved school, wanted to do well. Then in 7th Grade I had a horrid math teacher. He was legendary...one of those teachers that parents don's want their kids to get. Lots of complaints against him every year, but what could you do? He was so cruel and meanspirited...he would rank us after each test so that everyone knew who had done the worst. Would say "I've already explained that...Are you stupid?" if you asked him to re-explain something. I'm not kidding. I learned to be afraid to ask for help and to hate, I mean REALLY HATE math. I barely passed math for 3 years...figured it was just something I'd never be "good" at. Then in grade 10 I had a GREAT math teacher. Mrs Doyle. Patient, kind, really and truly WANTED her students to "get it" and to succeed. I asked questions and she answered them. She'd go over concepts with me afterschool if I needed it. I finished Grade 10 with a 94% average in math and earned the 5th highest mark in my school on one of those standardized test things. I remember getting a certificate of achievement for that. One of my greatest memories to this day. GO. TEACH. With your passion, you are someone else's Mrs Doyle.Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933776888411466277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626870475036421525.post-40163952716335398702014-12-18T03:14:39.361-05:002014-12-18T03:14:39.361-05:00I'm a teacher too- for about 10-11 years now, ...I'm a teacher too- for about 10-11 years now, and I just wanted to say: interviews are hard, making decisions like that are hard. The kids you get through to in any position are worth it, and I'm sure you'll be a good teacher- keep trying, please. The teachers that care are the ones we need.LizzyLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06608902083057296930noreply@blogger.com