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Brian W. Porter

A good read, and a reminder of what happens on the other side of that desk in front.

reply08 / 28 / 2010
Suzanne

Gotta a teen starting high school? Take a peek on that first day.

reply08 / 28 / 2010
Bill Tillman

Wow this is fantastic, I am just finishing Stephen King's 'On Writing' and yes he was a 9 th grade English teacher. May that other Suzanner prosper as well.

reply03 / 16 / 2010
Suzanne

How kind and generous your comments are. I'm grateful.

03 / 16 / 2010
Rayanda

"This will be the 25th time I've started high school"...What a great opener. I really enjoyed reading this piece. Do you hand this out to your students? I wish you were my English teacher when I was a student. Unfortunately, I had "that" English teacher. Chuckle. Your writing zips and sparks, Suzanne.

reply02 / 03 / 2010
Suzanne

Thanks for reading and commenting, Rayanda. I only remember the English teacher who gave me a well-deserved 'D' in Shakespeare. That woke me up!

02 / 04 / 2010
Phantomimic

What you wrote sounds a lot like many of the stories I have heard from teachers over the years. Finding that balance you described is a difficult thing, especially when dealing with particularly irksome or hostile students. If, like they say, a teacher's influence lasts forever, then you must try to make it a good one.

reply02 / 02 / 2010
cwdowdy

We have younger children but our exchange student is in High School. She's from Columbia and got a detention today because I got her there late and she cuold not explain. She's in high school on steroids with the English gap but your story did bring back the high school days. I'm from a family of teachers and they would approve of your methods.

reply01 / 26 / 2010
Suzanne

Luckily, I had teachers who taught me what it means to learn; I'm passing it forward. Wish y'all could come audit a good Shakespeare class!

reply01 / 25 / 2010
duponthumanite

What a great summary of what these students are.

reply01 / 24 / 2010
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