Friday, June 1, 2012
You Probably Won't Read This but....
Thanks so much for the wonderful gifts and the poem (Tyesha... you sneaky little devil). I have had a really rough year, but you guys reminded me of why I started this job in the first place. I cannot express how much that means to me. I hope you guys have a wonderful graduation ceremony tonight and really enjoy this moment of celebration and new beginning! I will miss you all... except for Matt who will be here next year. :)
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ReplyDeleteI couldn't help myself. ;)
After graduation tonight... I won't be a student at Shelby High School anymore. So I thought long and hard about what I am going to miss about High School. Many of us want to leave this place and never come back...and I have to admit part of me feels this way... But I also feel other things as well.
What I am really going to miss...is not my friends, because the ones that really care about me will still be there...but my Teachers. (A few of them anyways. Like Mr. Fortier!!!)
You, Stariha, are the Teacher I know I am going to miss the most...because if you haven't realized I learned a lot from you and I look up to you a lot. =) I went into College English and Acting because during Creative Writing class I realized that I like the way you think. lol...in a way, I wanted to prove myself to you and be a 'great' student...because I wanted 'attention' or just wanted someone to appreciate and be proud of me. Of course, I ended up (kind of) giving up on that philosophy because I realized that I couldn't just do it for you or anyone else...I had to learn how to work hard at doing it for myself. Maybe it sounds silly...I don't know, but it's the truth. =P
I'm not entirely sure what I'm trying to say here...but I am SO glad that I got to be in your classes. =) (even though I messed up my Acting Exam...I think it was because I was so stinkin' nervous because I felt like everyone was holding me at a REALLY high expectation that I didn't think I could earn up to. So I freaked.) hahaha... anyways,
You are a really great Teacher because you apply what we learn to everyday life and encourage us to find what we believe in and Fight for it...even if it goes against what everyone else says is "right" or "wrong".
I can't speak for everyone else...but I believe that these skills are way more valuable and applicable in the real world. haha...More than I ever learned in Mr. Patterson's class. (No offense to him...) This has gone on long enough though...
All in All,
I just want to say...
Thank you for being you, Stariha. =)
I think a lot of us ( at least me anyways )
Appreciate it more than you will ever know. <3
P.S. I Probably Read This. ;)
After reading Tyesha's comment I realized that you mean so much to me for mostly the same reasons you mean so much to Tyesha...and I feel like you mean so much to all of us because of the same reason. You don't just see us as students. You see us as little lights of potential. You have in faith every one of us and I have respect for you because of that. You don't just teach us for a classroom test, you teach us for the world. To quote Tyesha, "I like the way you think"
ReplyDeleteahh, stariha. thank-you soo much for being such a great teacher. you have made me go outside my box and think about things in a whole new way. thanks for tearing apart my personal narrative and not giving up on us during the hard times we've had this year. i'm gonna miss you a lot! :)
ReplyDeleteI think you underestimate us Coach Stariha. I'm pretty sure 90% of the class read this...we all have a little nerd inside who likes the class blog :)
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