tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848510409060781412.post2719997462878392089..comments2023-05-18T10:10:14.139-05:00Comments on TJ on a Journey: Deep RelationshipsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848510409060781412.post-81751289264129104402008-09-16T17:28:00.000-05:002008-09-16T17:28:00.000-05:00Good teachers try to make students feel like they ...Good teachers try to make students feel like they are valued for their unique qualities. It doesn't always work, but we try.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, though, you make a different type of connection - you find a shared interest that forges a closer bond.<BR/><BR/>These are not our biological children, but they're children of our spirit.dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292813474160548707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848510409060781412.post-50787921191238162102008-09-16T08:34:00.000-05:002008-09-16T08:34:00.000-05:00I always told my students that once they became my...I always told my students that once they became my students, the class became a family. Just like you can't choose family members, we can't choose each other. I exchanged phone numbers with all of my parents and encouraged them to call me no later than 9pm if they had a question. I also had a cookout at my home for all students and their parents including former students and their parents each year. Even my administrators are invited to be there. We have hotdogs, chips, and cake and then we play croquet (that I taught the students to play). <BR/>I have been to bridal and baby showers, weddings, graduations, birthday parties, and their children's graduations. I feel as proud of my student's achievements as if they were my own!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.com