tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post872625784269348605..comments2023-08-24T05:28:28.355-05:00Comments on Myself the only Kangaroo among the Beauty: RIP Mrs. Chambers 1917 - 2010Sandy Longhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-64050334664673548902010-08-24T13:29:54.151-05:002010-08-24T13:29:54.151-05:00Erin, I know what you mean. I'm married to a ...Erin, I know what you mean. I'm married to a high school teacher, and I teach at community college, which is often the red-headed stepchild in the room. I only hope that I'll get through to some of my students the way teachers like Mrs. Chambers got through to me.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-50571646728196239592010-08-24T13:27:45.149-05:002010-08-24T13:27:45.149-05:00kjm, thanks for stopping by. I'm in my tenth ...kjm, thanks for stopping by. I'm in my tenth year of teaching at the college level, and teachers like Mrs. Chambers are my models, even today.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-79960309427565278172010-08-24T13:09:43.503-05:002010-08-24T13:09:43.503-05:00Thank you for this lovely remembrance. Teaching at...Thank you for this lovely remembrance. Teaching at the elementary and secondary school level can sometimes feel overwhelming. Lately the media (and alas, some college professors that I meet) has expressed that teaching is not the noble profession it once was. Thank you for reminding me that it can be.Erin at Being Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401491052544800584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-78768228423334276702010-08-24T13:07:11.456-05:002010-08-24T13:07:11.456-05:00Your tribute to your teacher is a wonderful gestur...Your tribute to your teacher is a wonderful gesture. As a teacher with 39 years of experience, I can assure you students like you make the job a wonderfully reciprocal gift. kjmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com