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Something, or things, we are proud of.
vkm91941:
--- Quote from: isabelle on June 07, 2006, 01:54:42 am ---Vick, even in France we are (still) allowed to speak our minds without fear of reprisal ;)
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LOL I know that! ;) Certainly never meant to imply otherwise. However, sadly :'( there are still many places in the world where the people do not enjoy the freedoms that we in US, Canada and those of you in the European Union often take for granted.
vkm91941:
bumping in the hopes of inspiring others to share their blessings with us ;)
Sheyne:
Sorry, I so rarely give myself credit for anything, so I'm going to say, in the face of the day I've just had, that I am very proud of myself.
I have a little boy in my class (8 years old) who was a terrible behaviour management case. The principal of the school was tearing her hair out. She'd tried suspension, counselling, meeting with his dad.. EVERYTHING. And by some wonderful stroke of luck, his teacher (a hormonal, emotionally-bankrupt icicle of a woman) fell pregnant and they began to hunt for her replacement. They replaced her with me, after they watched - with their jaws on the floor - me interacting with him and not only had he sat and talked with me for nearly 5 minutes without a single swear word or violent outburst, but he was actually laughing.
They asked me what I did. I replied "I asked him how his day was". They seemed flummoxed that something so simple could delight a child like Barton, but it did. They hired me. Since I took over the class, he hasn't been to the principal's office once, let alone suspended or been in trouble. See, I asked this little boy a few questions about his life and discovered quickly that all he wanted was a woman to come into his life who liked him and cared about him, who wasn't going to reject him or leave him, like his mother did.
And I am really proud of myself for making this little boy, (who is easily the smartest child in my class), relaxed and safe and happy and not only loving school, but achieving academically. The other teachers are astounded at the change in him. In the staffroom on Tuesday, the other teachers were gushing about how fantastic his behaviour is these days. One bitch, well overdue for retirement, remarked loudly "Oh so they eventually medicated him, huh? What's he on, Sheyne?" and it was with great delight that I sat back and let my teacher aide reply "Oh, he's not medicated, Jackie. Its amazing that caring for a child has the same effect as Ritalin, but that's all it is".
*sheyne beams* ;D
Pipedream:
Sheyne! That's the nicest thing I've read in a while. You can really be proud of yourself, teacher!! :-*
Front-Ranger:
It's not even 8:00 in the a.m. here and I'm all blubbery already! :D I'm so proud for you Sheyne, Victoria, and Isabelle! There are many things I'm proud of but right now I'm proud to call myself a Bettermost Brokie, one of the best people on Earth, and a citizen of the Earth!
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