tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post5258890245586799004..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Fooling Yourself (April theme: Fools)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-23315361204080146472015-04-15T21:14:16.949-04:002015-04-15T21:14:16.949-04:00Every once in a while, it's STILL good to get ...Every once in a while, it's STILL good to get a whack upside the head--just like your teacher gave you.Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-56148639466348688722015-04-14T12:42:41.365-04:002015-04-14T12:42:41.365-04:00Wow, what a teacher! It takes someone of extraordi...Wow, what a teacher! It takes someone of extraordinary sensitivity to see when a student needs that kind of push and when it would damage the student. We were both lucky to have the first kind!Tracy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668453323039794253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-65715246924965759162015-04-12T09:46:48.894-04:002015-04-12T09:46:48.894-04:00That kind of teacher can be a life changer. I had ...That kind of teacher can be a life changer. I had one who blew me out of introversion on a Friday in my sophomore year of high school. He told me that he would stop by at eight the next morning to pick me up. "For what?" I mumbled. To take you to Rockland District High so you can represent us in the county extemporaneous speech contest. Once I got over the semi-heart attack phase, I managed to get through the experience. That was 53 years ago, but I still remember it as a defining moment. Thanks for sharing yours.Berekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172936893264053007noreply@blogger.com