Comments on: Most memorable class http://foo-ware.com/2009/03/17/most-memorable-class/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:50:27 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Twitter Trackbacks for Most memorable class–fooWare! [foo-ware.com] on Topsy.com http://foo-ware.com/2009/03/17/most-memorable-class/#comment-494 Twitter Trackbacks for Most memorable class–fooWare! [foo-ware.com] on Topsy.com Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:49:56 +0000 http://foo-ware.com/?p=17#comment-494 [...] Most memorable class–fooWare! foo-ware.com/?p=17 – view page – cached One of the people I follow on Twitter, @ccseed, tweeted a question earlier today “What was the best class you ever took, at any level, and why?”. My answer to this was short (limited by the 140 character limit on Twitter, “Aerospace Propulsion, senior year in Eng. at SU. Very challenging, coupled with very motivating and encouraging professor.” I wanted to take a minute to tell the rest of the story. — From the page [...] [...] Most memorable class–fooWare! foo-ware.com/?p=17 – view page – cached One of the people I follow on Twitter, @ccseed, tweeted a question earlier today “What was the best class you ever took, at any level, and why?”. My answer to this was short (limited by the 140 character limit on Twitter, “Aerospace Propulsion, senior year in Eng. at SU. Very challenging, coupled with very motivating and encouraging professor.” I wanted to take a minute to tell the rest of the story. — From the page [...]

]]> By: Carl http://foo-ware.com/2009/03/17/most-memorable-class/#comment-19 Carl Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:11:30 +0000 http://foo-ware.com/?p=17#comment-19 Thanks Sue. I did have the opportunity to go back to Syracuse and visit a year after graduating. I made sure to seek out Dr. Dang to thank him. Though that was now about 14 years ago! I should seek him out again to let him know the lasting impact from that experience. Thanks again for the comment! Thanks Sue. I did have the opportunity to go back to Syracuse and visit a year after graduating. I made sure to seek out Dr. Dang to thank him. Though that was now about 14 years ago! I should seek him out again to let him know the lasting impact from that experience.

Thanks again for the comment!

]]> By: Sue James http://foo-ware.com/2009/03/17/most-memorable-class/#comment-18 Sue James Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:59:03 +0000 http://foo-ware.com/?p=17#comment-18 A great post! And what a wonderful testament to the work of an inspiring teacher. The dot points you make at the end really resonated for me. And as an ex-teacher, I like to think my students would say similar things about my role in their lives. :-) You are so right that most teachers don't know what a difference they made. As a teacher, I know I simply trusted that by caring, supporting, challenging and believing in each and every student I encountered I was somehow having a positive impact. On one or two occasions I've actually met ex-students many years later, and had the joy of being recognised, remembered fondly - and being told that I had made a difference in their lives. But that does not happen often, if at all for teachers. It's a very rare gem in the fabric of our lives that is treasured for always when we encounter it. Have you ever told Dr. Dang what a difference he made in your life? That you not only remember him as an exceptional teacher, but that you have written this testimonial to him for the world to see? I hope so. :-) A great post! And what a wonderful testament to the work of an inspiring teacher.

The dot points you make at the end really resonated for me. And as an ex-teacher, I like to think my students would say similar things about my role in their lives. :-)

You are so right that most teachers don’t know what a difference they made. As a teacher, I know I simply trusted that by caring, supporting, challenging and believing in each and every student I encountered I was somehow having a positive impact.

On one or two occasions I’ve actually met ex-students many years later, and had the joy of being recognised, remembered fondly – and being told that I had made a difference in their lives. But that does not happen often, if at all for teachers. It’s a very rare gem in the fabric of our lives that is treasured for always when we encounter it.

Have you ever told Dr. Dang what a difference he made in your life? That you not only remember him as an exceptional teacher, but that you have written this testimonial to him for the world to see?

I hope so. :-)

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