[etni] Fwd: re: a rewarding moment?

From: David Lloyd <dlloyd54@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Etni <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 22:52:54 +0200
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From: sbshai <sbshai@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: a rewarding moment?

Thank you, David, for directing our thoughts about our profession to the
positive aspects -- at least for a few moments!  (I hope this little
contribution isn't coming too late.)

I indulged in a bit of free association and have decided to describe a
fairly recent experience when I met a former student in a shopping mall
about a decade after she was in my class.  We had a good time reminiscing,
and before we parted she told me  --this was unsolicited -- the 2 most
important things (global, not specifically about English) she learned in my
class that she didn't appreciate at the time, but they helped her get
through BIU with distinction:
1. Think before you speak / write -- both about the contents of your
thoughts and the mode of expression.  (Note: this was pre-HOTS!)
2. Don't submit work that you are (or should be!) ashamed to write your
signature on.

I felt gratified because this serves as proof that our pleas, warnings,
(threats?!) etc. -- which sometimes seem to go unheeded -- can bear fruit
that we may never taste, at least not directly.

Batya S.


David wrote:
> There have been a lot of complaints on the mailing list lately, and
> for good reason. But I would also like us to remember the good things
> as well.
>
> On the ETNI facebook group:
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/
>
> I posted the question:
> "What has been your most rewarding moment in being a teacher?"
>
> If you are a member of the ETNI facebook group, you can post your comment
> there.
> If you are not on facebook, you can tell us about such a moment by
> sending a message to the ETNI mailing list.
>
> Even if you have left teaching, or are still teaching but are having a
> difficult time, you must have experienced at least one special moment
> in your teaching experience.
>
> These comments and messages are not meant to come instead of the
> complaints. There is room for both. But at times it is good to remind
> ourselves why we became teachers in the first place. For some, the
> reasons may have been purely pragmatic. For others, much more may have
> been involved. And I am sure that many of us have been surprised at
> times, both by the good and by the bad.
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