Comments on: A Test for Aging Teachers

By: The Education Wonks: August 2006 - Thoughts And Ideas Freely Exchanged

The Education Wonks: August 2006 - Thoughts And Ideas Freely Exchanged — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:35:56 +0000

[…] wish they had a daughter) should prepare to have their heart-strings tugged.Over at The Median Sib, they have the skinny on a secret fear that all of us teachers who are over a Certain Age have… but don’t want to […]

By: Norma

Norma — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:58:00 +0000

That’s why we invite our teachers to our class reunions. So we can refresh their memories. Next year will be our 50th, and there are still a few teachers around.

By: elementaryhistoryteacher

elementaryhistoryteacher — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:28:25 +0000

I seem to forget names the minute summer begins. One of the teachers on my team has taught for 35 years in our little town. In some families she has taught the children, parents, and grandparents. She can remember everyone’s name and their pedigree.

By: carol

carol — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:12:16 +0000

Oh Mamacita! If one of my former students performed one of those duties, I wouldn’t want to know about it! Just give me some anesthesia and let me be oblivious!

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:07:31 +0000

I fear our students’ showing up next week because they’ll expect me to remember their names from last year, and in many cases I won’t.

I usually ask, “What’s your *last* name again?” Hopefully that will be the trigger I need.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:46:33 +0000

Enjoyed reading this post as well as todays about mary Winkler. What did Sweet Stuff and Sunshine say tabout your encounter with a former student?
I went out to eat with Martha King with some regularity for several years while i was on the staff at Trinity UMC. It was rare that one of her former students did not walk up and happily greet “Miss King.”

As Marnacita noted above, teachers and youth leaders of all kinds are brought down from our pedestals (especially in doctor’s offices ) as their students age. But interaction with former students alwsys seemed to be a joy for Martha and with teachers in general.

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:03:44 +0000

One of my former students was the nurse in the oral surgeon’s office yesterday. She now knows how much I weigh and what-all is wrong with me. She also put her fingers in my mouth and caused me great pain.

This was nothing.

Two of my former students came in my hospital room to check my stitches after I had my daughter.

No, I have no pride now. None. Zilch. Zero.

I’m not going to tell you who gave me my last mammogram.

By: Polski3

Polski3 — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:42:30 +0000

I know the feeling. The other day, I was out with my boys and at both places we stopped, there were former students of mine, both of whom recalled me and my name….. I do find it interesting about some of the things they remember about my class though.