tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post3171557661412289004..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: In Which I Remember Who My Audience Is and Reevaluate my Teaching CareerJody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-81535539445657744012012-11-18T09:22:22.295-05:002012-11-18T09:22:22.295-05:00Hey Jamie, wow! So nice to hear from you! I don...Hey Jamie, wow! So nice to hear from you! I don't remember you being a bad student-- you seemed to me to be someone who was working hard. Now I am trying to remember what period you were in. 4th? So glad we could reconnect. I hope you are doing well!Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-9750802487324841092012-11-17T11:17:43.063-05:002012-11-17T11:17:43.063-05:00Great post. I have really enjoyed reading about yo...Great post. I have really enjoyed reading about your journey, Ms Casella. Your teachings from 11th grade English have left an impression on me forever. If only I were a better student then. :)Jaime Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593002204811729246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-90512649804318062082012-10-22T20:37:11.255-04:002012-10-22T20:37:11.255-04:00We were both victims! That book was chosen while I...We were both victims! That book was chosen while I was out on maternity leave; I gnashed as much as said teen boy. BlechAlison McPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361750342466952121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-75781744927050845332012-10-22T16:38:05.666-04:002012-10-22T16:38:05.666-04:00Now, Alison, come on. How can anyone not love the ...Now, Alison, come on. How can anyone not love the Scarlet Letter? I ask this of someone who once forced her students to read a book that shall not be named but which caused much wailing and gnashing of the teeth by an unnamed teenaged boy in my home.Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-48826610193628378172012-10-22T16:36:02.417-04:002012-10-22T16:36:02.417-04:00I wasn't so wonderful to everyone, every year,...I wasn't so wonderful to everyone, every year, but thanks for the sentiment,(Mom). And the boy quit school, I am sorry to say. I don't think they'd just let him go to one class...Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-89145197557511025392012-10-22T16:33:59.842-04:002012-10-22T16:33:59.842-04:00Thanks, Tracy! You were pretty amazing yourself!Thanks, Tracy! You were pretty amazing yourself!Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-61777701719196577412012-10-22T16:20:43.485-04:002012-10-22T16:20:43.485-04:00I love this piece. Captures the nerve wracking, fr...I love this piece. Captures the nerve wracking, frustrating, frightening nature of some days in a classroom full of kids -- and how impossible it is to understand why they don't LOVE The Scarlet Letter?!?!!? I'm certain you were a wonderful teacher. Great piece!Alison McPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361750342466952121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-11548887560157717082012-10-22T15:53:38.612-04:002012-10-22T15:53:38.612-04:00The kids whom you taught probably had no idea that...The kids whom you taught probably had no idea that you were so wonderful - kind of like the young women in "Mona Lisa Smile" (Julia Roberts movie)but then they realized it - when it was almost too late to let her know how much she meant to them.<br />I didn't know you kicked the can!<br />Did the kid quit school or stick out the year (in your class only)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-86919806354621903582012-10-22T14:16:46.518-04:002012-10-22T14:16:46.518-04:00Jody, I've seen you in action, and you were an...Jody, I've seen you in action, and you were an amazing teacher!<br />Tracy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668453323039794253noreply@blogger.com