tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998485430463989783.post6473017824216946489..comments2023-04-10T07:39:04.186-07:00Comments on Is It June Yet?: Land of NodMs. F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13155226252768210376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998485430463989783.post-35624400645850080602010-05-06T07:33:05.649-07:002010-05-06T07:33:05.649-07:00I must concur with Drew's closing sentence, an...I must concur with Drew's closing sentence, and lament as well that those who work against what you stand for have amassed quite the robotic, unthinking mob. I have resisted quoting Into the Woods, but I am sure you know the song to which I am referring. Oh, look, occupatio! Anyway, ignore my self-indulgent, excessive use of literary terms and musical theatre references, and in your moments of doubt, look at the students you have produced. I can think of two good examples right on this page, and several more as well. <br /><br />Irrelevant side note: I miss you. I think I'll come visit on the 11th or 13th.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458995230082086988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998485430463989783.post-79923289103605988752010-04-24T11:28:57.848-07:002010-04-24T11:28:57.848-07:00It's interesting to me that the slightest affr...It's interesting to me that the slightest affront (or even implied affront) to your colleges yields <a href="http://isitjuneyet.blogspot.com/2010/02/shakespeare-anyone.html#comments" rel="nofollow">a borderline-explosive response</a>, and yet not a single one of those colleagues shows up to commiserate with your more melancholy moments.<br /><br />Well, I've never been a teacher, but when I was a student, I was often filled with sadness--not anger, really, but just a sort of languid hopelessness--by standardization and misguided bureaucratic paternalism. So whether or not your fellow teachers are feeling it, I can assure you that at least one of your students is.<br /><br />Whatever else is true, then, remember that you're not alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com