Comments:
el guapo
ack, that kid could wipe out the whole school! You guys are going to need to be quarantined for like two weeks. Let me know if I need to have a small nuclear device dropped on your school to keep the disease from spreading.
[2004-04-28 22:04:39]
ack, that kid could wipe out the whole school! You guys are going to need to be quarantined for like two weeks. Let me know if I need to have a small nuclear device dropped on your school to keep the disease from spreading.
opalanne
Bless his heart - I will pray for that little boy. I will pray for his health, but I will also pray that somehow his parents realize that their negligence could have cost him his life. It just breaks your heart when you see some of the things that children have to go through raising their parents, doesn't it?
[2004-04-28 22:05:11]
Bless his heart - I will pray for that little boy. I will pray for his health, but I will also pray that somehow his parents realize that their negligence could have cost him his life. It just breaks your heart when you see some of the things that children have to go through raising their parents, doesn't it?
bohemiann
Wow. I will continue to be praying for you, and for the boy.
I know it's a sign of the times, but what really blew me away (before I read to the part about his collapse) is that you could pick the boy up and put him on the couch. Maybe the rules are different in CT, or maybe they are different in a parochial school, but around here, NONE of my friends who are teachers, both men and women, EVER touch their students for fear of retribution from the kid, or having even a kind or encouraging kind of touch (sideways hug, a pat on the shoulder) misconstrued. I applaud you on ability to treat your students like you would any younger brother or sister whom you loved and cared for. To me, THAT'S normal interaction between a responsible adult teacher/caretaker and a younger child. What's not normal to me is that teachers can't encourage their students with an encouraging touch. Kids know appropriate touch without being educated.
I hope you and the rest of your class remain healthy.
[2004-04-28 22:19:08]
Wow. I will continue to be praying for you, and for the boy.
I know it's a sign of the times, but what really blew me away (before I read to the part about his collapse) is that you could pick the boy up and put him on the couch. Maybe the rules are different in CT, or maybe they are different in a parochial school, but around here, NONE of my friends who are teachers, both men and women, EVER touch their students for fear of retribution from the kid, or having even a kind or encouraging kind of touch (sideways hug, a pat on the shoulder) misconstrued. I applaud you on ability to treat your students like you would any younger brother or sister whom you loved and cared for. To me, THAT'S normal interaction between a responsible adult teacher/caretaker and a younger child. What's not normal to me is that teachers can't encourage their students with an encouraging touch. Kids know appropriate touch without being educated.
I hope you and the rest of your class remain healthy.
jo
Your dedication to your students not withstanding, you must get yourself to the doctor and quick! Your immune system is already supressed (grief can do that to you) and meningitis is some nasty stuff!
[2004-04-29 00:18:12]
Your dedication to your students not withstanding, you must get yourself to the doctor and quick! Your immune system is already supressed (grief can do that to you) and meningitis is some nasty stuff!
Yvonne
Holy Crap! Meningitis! How dare they expose others to something like that. Oh Christopher, this is unfair. I truly hope they are wrong and you, the young boy and your class will be just fine. Setting this scare aside for a moment, can I tell you something? I think you are completely wonderful. The care you give to your students is something all children need to receive and you do it without even thinking. I'm so touched by your kindness.
[2004-04-29 06:53:13]
Holy Crap! Meningitis! How dare they expose others to something like that. Oh Christopher, this is unfair. I truly hope they are wrong and you, the young boy and your class will be just fine. Setting this scare aside for a moment, can I tell you something? I think you are completely wonderful. The care you give to your students is something all children need to receive and you do it without even thinking. I'm so touched by your kindness.
theatre-geek
If only we had a couch in our room when I was that age! I guess that's private school for you...
You did right. Poor kid. And to think he was worried about perfect attendance.
[2004-04-29 09:15:23]
If only we had a couch in our room when I was that age! I guess that's private school for you...
You did right. Poor kid. And to think he was worried about perfect attendance.
Terri
I am completely touched by the care you give your students. Where were teachers like you when I was a kid? That being said, I am surprised the at the ignorance of those parents sending their son to school that ill. I can't believe they are that dumb on purpose. That would be evil. You're all in my prayers, and better days are coming soon.
[2004-04-29 13:09:17]
I am completely touched by the care you give your students. Where were teachers like you when I was a kid? That being said, I am surprised the at the ignorance of those parents sending their son to school that ill. I can't believe they are that dumb on purpose. That would be evil. You're all in my prayers, and better days are coming soon.
Barbara
Oh that poor baby! To this day, it never ceases to amaze me at the selfishness of parents. I'm sure your Students realize how lucky they are to have you as their Teacher
[2004-05-01 22:27:31]
Oh that poor baby! To this day, it never ceases to amaze me at the selfishness of parents. I'm sure your Students realize how lucky they are to have you as their Teacher
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