tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post7379451199981581895..comments2023-11-10T09:23:27.270-06:00Comments on Fourth Generation Teacher: #OklaEd Challenge: Why do You Teach?Fourth Generation Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-28691970999011592342015-07-10T14:08:52.101-05:002015-07-10T14:08:52.101-05:00AND what I could learn from them! Our contribution...AND what I could learn from them! Our contributions to their lives and theirs to ours...that's why I love this profession. Thanks for reading and responding. Means a lot, friend.Fourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-34944255854977151172015-07-10T09:33:57.454-05:002015-07-10T09:33:57.454-05:00Beautiful piece. Like you, I have dozens--perhaps ...Beautiful piece. Like you, I have dozens--perhaps even hundreds--of teacher stories, reasons to teach. What I found, over time, was that the WHY of teaching shifted. I came in believing I could be the best director in the world, notching awards and inspiring students to make the most of their talents. I left with an entirely different philosophy, one centered around what kids took away--for a lifetime-- of being in my music class. Nancy Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00047575960944913289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-52347065285392517452015-07-07T08:24:44.737-05:002015-07-07T08:24:44.737-05:00Means a lot coming from you...your story made me c...Means a lot coming from you...your story made me cry. I'm so glad you're in my life.Fourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-37714043469368710122015-07-07T08:23:49.250-05:002015-07-07T08:23:49.250-05:00Makes me cry too...Loved that boy. Loved them all....Makes me cry too...Loved that boy. Loved them all.Fourth Generation Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700328444005416956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-53699808533798397272015-07-07T07:40:58.171-05:002015-07-07T07:40:58.171-05:00No Claudia, there isn't anything more importan...No Claudia, there isn't anything more important than what you have done for your students throughout the years. It must have been a privilege to have such a caring human being for a teacher. I know that its a privilege to know you. Incredible story! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169986917372140333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633935880322794283.post-69534148161548780932015-07-07T00:58:38.579-05:002015-07-07T00:58:38.579-05:00This is great. You made me cry.This is great. You made me cry.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10718768277631232868noreply@blogger.com