Comments on: They Did For Me. Who Did For You? http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/ Exchange Some Yellow! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Suebob http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/#comment-612 Suebob Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:00:05 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/#comment-612 Mr. Robert Drew, my HS creative writing teacher. He did not use letter grades but used symbols - an exclamation point for something that was good, two exclamation points for something wonderful and the beloved H (two joined exclamation points) for something stellar. He taught gently, respectfully. You could read your work aloud or he would, or if you did not want him to, he would keep your privacy. He treated paper as if it were magical, walking around the class with paper offered on his outstretched palms. You could take it or not take it. We all took it because we knew the paper from class was somehow better than paper from the outside world. He died in my senior year. I still miss him. Mr. Robert Drew, my HS creative writing teacher. He did not use letter grades but used symbols - an exclamation point for something that was good, two exclamation points for something wonderful and the beloved H (two joined exclamation points) for something stellar.

He taught gently, respectfully. You could read your work aloud or he would, or if you did not want him to, he would keep your privacy.

He treated paper as if it were magical, walking around the class with paper offered on his outstretched palms. You could take it or not take it. We all took it because we knew the paper from class was somehow better than paper from the outside world.

He died in my senior year. I still miss him.

]]> By: Mrs. G. http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/#comment-598 Mrs. G. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:46:18 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/#comment-598 My high school British Literature teacher. She introduced the concept of there being life beyond high school. My high school British Literature teacher. She introduced the concept of there being life beyond high school.

]]> By: Bipolarlawyercook http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/#comment-597 Bipolarlawyercook Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:44:29 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/#comment-597 Oh, Mr. O'Connell, the seventh and eighth grade science teacher. He couldn't fix what was at home, but he could make me feel less lonely for a bit. Oh, Mr. O’Connell, the seventh and eighth grade science teacher. He couldn’t fix what was at home, but he could make me feel less lonely for a bit.

]]> By: Mocha Momma » They Did For Me. Who Did For You? http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/#comment-596 Mocha Momma » They Did For Me. Who Did For You? Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:16:07 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/04/they-did-for-me-who-did-for-you/#comment-596 [...] Cross posted at Flawed But Authentic. [...] [...] Cross posted at Flawed But Authentic. [...]

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