tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post3123645686904931014..comments2024-03-28T13:57:29.949-07:00Comments on Thoughts from a Bag Lady In Waiting: Lesson LearnedLinda Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-22707567824007557402010-08-11T20:07:34.912-07:002010-08-11T20:07:34.912-07:00I love hearing about the way you are presenting yo...I love hearing about the way you are presenting yourself with new challenges. Teaching ESL is like teaching your own children to talk. You want to communicate with them, so you establish a safe and supportive environment first. Your welcoming nature will come through. Start out simple and before you know it, they are speaking and writing in English. You will feel like the miracle worker. It is amazing.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-23438564693427772642010-08-11T18:17:08.048-07:002010-08-11T18:17:08.048-07:00You'll do great...no worries. I would like to...You'll do great...no worries. I would like to say that that principal had no business in a school environment. Poor kids and poor you...no wonder you quit.Cheryl Kohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021319020150945676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-19767937520184408942010-08-10T06:56:12.699-07:002010-08-10T06:56:12.699-07:00I know you'll be a great ESL teacher. Glad to...I know you'll be a great ESL teacher. Glad to hear that your enjoying the time in Alaska.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-21560027348540445322010-08-09T15:15:41.939-07:002010-08-09T15:15:41.939-07:00I admire your courage and your honesty. You're...I admire your courage and your honesty. You're going to be a great ESL teacher.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-39113367226336592552010-08-09T14:31:59.104-07:002010-08-09T14:31:59.104-07:00I could really identify with your anxieties about ...I could really identify with your anxieties about study and taking over an ESL class. I went to college for the first time when I was in my 40's. It was a great experience and I'm sure you will have a wonderful time with your future as a teacher. Enjoy Alaska, while you can!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-35944532870670796382010-08-08T23:52:12.801-07:002010-08-08T23:52:12.801-07:00Teresa, I laughed out loud when I read your post. ...Teresa, I laughed out loud when I read your post. Thanks.<br /><br />You are all so supportive. I love this blogging community!<br /><br />The Bag Lady, Slowing DownLinda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-75313467263825149632010-08-08T22:42:28.321-07:002010-08-08T22:42:28.321-07:00"Jeez" is right. Give yourself some tim..."Jeez" is right. Give yourself some time. It's taken me a year to get into the slow lane and I like the view from here. LAst week I was doing some consultant work, writing a grant for the school district, and I pulled two all nighters getting the damm thing done. What was I thinking? I'm retired, Jeez!#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-84361658237030966682010-08-08T20:17:22.344-07:002010-08-08T20:17:22.344-07:00Now this sounds like fun! You get to watch and lea...Now this sounds like fun! You get to watch and learn and don't have to be "in charge" of everything! Cool! I look forward to hearing how it plays out.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-80359106425246460322010-08-08T18:40:44.636-07:002010-08-08T18:40:44.636-07:00Oh, you're so funny! I think I may be like yo...Oh, you're so funny! I think I may be like you when I retire. I think maybe you should hire someone to intermittently remind you to slow down, relax, and enjoy!!Anything Fits A Naked Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579409446582399318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-18029159114014145742010-08-08T18:35:08.221-07:002010-08-08T18:35:08.221-07:00How great that you reached a point where you reali...How great that you reached a point where you realized you could do it differently, that retirement should make life less stressful. I was a HS teacher many years ago and did some subbing. Even with experience, I did not like subbing, not the short-term, one day at a time kind, anyway. Not-so-glorified baby-sitting. My husband at the time finally told me to quit. Whenever the phone rang in the early morning, I swore. I might have used the F word.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.com