tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post8040769844509825145..comments2024-03-29T03:45:45.478-06:00Comments on Hiawatha House: A Pleasant SurpriseRedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-29606692199555399472016-08-14T23:49:05.705-06:002016-08-14T23:49:05.705-06:00I recently picked up two former students as Facebo...I recently picked up two former students as Facebook friends. They live long distances from me. One is a prosecuting attorney in Las Vegas and the other is a professor of mathematics in Kazakhstan. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-89650380023668228812016-08-12T21:29:35.461-06:002016-08-12T21:29:35.461-06:00When you have taught so many kids it must be diffi...When you have taught so many kids it must be difficult to remember them all:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-46923429686115098152016-08-12T17:48:43.982-06:002016-08-12T17:48:43.982-06:00Hi Red, You won't be surprised to hear that I ...Hi Red, You won't be surprised to hear that I enjoyed this post! :-) I couldn't have done a better job of writing up how it feels to see students again after all the years have gone by. You are so right on about how the kids feel, or probably feel. Seattle is such a big city that I'm certain I've seen former students and failed to recognize them. Recently, I was watching the news on TV and saw one of my former students was the Chief of Police in one of the small suburban towns just outside Seattle. I am happy for his success and may just have to drive down there (about an hour) and say HI. What do you think? Would he be surprised? Have a great weekend, Red.John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-54590842827049093732016-08-12T15:28:38.022-06:002016-08-12T15:28:38.022-06:00That was a pleasant surprise. I sometimes wonder i...That was a pleasant surprise. I sometimes wonder if any of my high school teachers would remember me. I was the bashful backward quiet student that hoped and prayed none of the teachers would call on me for anything. In grades one through seven, I loved school and felt loved by my teachers. Pretty strange. I love your posts and just caught up with the last two. Can't seen to keep up lately. Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-5694304656421996302016-08-12T09:01:30.087-06:002016-08-12T09:01:30.087-06:00It's tough to recognize former students, and t...It's tough to recognize former students, and the younger they were when you taught them, the harder it is. We may have gotten older ourselves, but it's unlikely we grew another foot tall or turned into adults!<br />It pays to be female - it's harder and harder to remember their names, so I get away with "It's so nice to see you again, sweetie!"Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-25379408040675333832016-08-12T05:48:31.195-06:002016-08-12T05:48:31.195-06:00Funny that you didn't realize the relationship...Funny that you didn't realize the relationship! I hope kids don't come up to me years from now and expect me to remember them. I'm sure I won't, in some cases. Maybe I'll just fake it. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-67843045154412385932016-08-12T04:45:48.995-06:002016-08-12T04:45:48.995-06:00That is a very nice surprise! What fun it must be ...That is a very nice surprise! What fun it must be to run into your students after so long.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-24612442658762592592016-08-11T20:01:42.976-06:002016-08-11T20:01:42.976-06:00Always fun.Always fun.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-38143078609746081232016-08-11T20:01:17.796-06:002016-08-11T20:01:17.796-06:00I have some students on my facebook but not a lot....I have some students on my facebook but not a lot. But then I don't have a lot of friends on facebook.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-35675947174366734862016-08-11T20:00:19.179-06:002016-08-11T20:00:19.179-06:00You're not only surprised but pleased that you...You're not only surprised but pleased that you are remembered.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-4607867381555551132016-08-11T19:59:27.315-06:002016-08-11T19:59:27.315-06:00I still live in the same district I taught in.I still live in the same district I taught in.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-15638953616882633652016-08-11T19:58:49.827-06:002016-08-11T19:58:49.827-06:00Hey, I had to be tough. some people thought I wa a...Hey, I had to be tough. some people thought I wa a way too tough. But some have come back and thanked me for being tough.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-19359048070341119382016-08-11T19:57:17.040-06:002016-08-11T19:57:17.040-06:00Some could ask for money but they have enough resp...Some could ask for money but they have enough respect not to ask.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-8970158327552073312016-08-11T19:36:14.643-06:002016-08-11T19:36:14.643-06:00Yes, thee will be many conversations as we are int...Yes, thee will be many conversations as we are interested in the same things.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-1580508722661110162016-08-11T19:35:28.196-06:002016-08-11T19:35:28.196-06:00I'm fortunate as there are quite a few who cho...I'm fortunate as there are quite a few who chose to live in the neighborhood. Some of them are neighbors on my street. One of them looks after my house when I'm away.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-66938276468429747002016-08-11T19:34:05.385-06:002016-08-11T19:34:05.385-06:00I remember the kid but it's hard to recognize ...I remember the kid but it's hard to recognize the faces.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-88287078612496723782016-08-11T19:33:04.013-06:002016-08-11T19:33:04.013-06:00The people I don't remember are those who said...The people I don't remember are those who said I will be good just leave me alone. In other words very quiet kids are hard to remember.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-81881826446057526892016-08-11T19:31:46.106-06:002016-08-11T19:31:46.106-06:00Well I know about a few of those too. Sad.Well I know about a few of those too. Sad.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-81692782820516173532016-08-11T19:31:02.859-06:002016-08-11T19:31:02.859-06:00I remember names but the faces have changed so muc...I remember names but the faces have changed so much that I don't recognize them.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-6664919535436974312016-08-11T19:29:39.866-06:002016-08-11T19:29:39.866-06:00I know that I could have been in a very different ...I know that I could have been in a very different school. I was fortunate to teach where I did.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-55188637087080328652016-08-11T19:28:16.855-06:002016-08-11T19:28:16.855-06:00I live in the same district I taught in. I think a...I live in the same district I taught in. I think about 25 % of them stayed in the area.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-22264082313040357062016-08-11T17:29:56.861-06:002016-08-11T17:29:56.861-06:00how neat to discover a connection!how neat to discover a connection!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-19320790506839264122016-08-11T15:19:11.338-06:002016-08-11T15:19:11.338-06:00I have so many former students who want to be face...I have so many former students who want to be facebook friends. It turns my facebook into a different kind of post than a family post. Thirty one years of having all kids in art means I don't remember everyone. Maiden names must be share because I can't guess who they married. I bet it was a nice surprise for sure. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-39169627083822434002016-08-11T14:41:23.678-06:002016-08-11T14:41:23.678-06:00what a pleasant coincidence. I always expect that ...what a pleasant coincidence. I always expect that people won't remember me, and I am surprised when they do.Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-51846026842735619412016-08-11T14:09:06.254-06:002016-08-11T14:09:06.254-06:00Small world, isn't it?Small world, isn't it?William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com