tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post4964349817338365516..comments2023-10-26T05:49:59.824-04:00Comments on Reflections of a Grady Doctor: Thanks to you.gradydoctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-11297721945311564422013-04-07T20:58:52.721-04:002013-04-07T20:58:52.721-04:00I loved this post so much I didn't know what t...I loved this post so much I didn't know what to say. I had a few teachers like that, who I will remember fondly and kindly all my life because they nurtured a spark in my and helped me feel more normal and I wish I had thanked them better.<br />It's amazing the ripples people can make in each other's lives.<br />xoMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-74378657521016472992013-04-05T21:59:16.412-04:002013-04-05T21:59:16.412-04:00Teacher Appreciation Week is really done up right ...Teacher Appreciation Week is really done up right at our school and I do so appreciate all the flowers and gift cards and lunches! But, I do have to say that these words and sentiments are what every teacher lives for and you could not "appreciate" a teacher in any better way that what you have expressed here. <br />I believe that it is an honor and a privilege to teach children every day and I am especially honored to be a small part of your family's life in that way...<br />Love, Coach BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-51655586136701488022013-04-05T21:41:26.683-04:002013-04-05T21:41:26.683-04:00I loved this post. Loved it. I just wanted to te...I loved this post. Loved it. I just wanted to tell you I shared this with a really cool bloggy friend I have who is a high school teacher in Maine. I think she'll find your words as inspiring as I did. Have a great weekend!Lisa Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951250862147784757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-68780264435936231562013-04-05T19:05:53.308-04:002013-04-05T19:05:53.308-04:00HA! Those were the days. :)HA! Those were the days. :)Dawn Willifordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-85217996723706357582013-04-05T18:04:35.371-04:002013-04-05T18:04:35.371-04:00Surely they do. How could they not?Surely they do. How could they not?gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-4745230714477790142013-04-05T18:04:16.320-04:002013-04-05T18:04:16.320-04:00Thanks, Nate. The decades later delay gave you tim...Thanks, Nate. The decades later delay gave you time to use Google. So it's win-win.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-42792140562278408052013-04-05T18:03:33.632-04:002013-04-05T18:03:33.632-04:00Here's to you, Kera. Thank you for all that yo...Here's to you, Kera. Thank you for all that you do! My son's current kindergarten teacher is also amazing. I can tell that she is in her true calling which is amazing to witness. I feel lucky to have her with Zachary this year.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-60328328850129770452013-04-05T18:02:20.815-04:002013-04-05T18:02:20.815-04:00Yes, I had Mr. Curci. He was awesome. I also remem...Yes, I had Mr. Curci. He was awesome. I also remember that he had a big Sade poster in his classroom and a boombox. So after learning about the Pythagorean theorem, we'd also get to hear a little bit of "Smooth Operator." Ha ha ha. <br /><br />He was way cool. But admittedly, that was a rather gray era for me because I was too busy fanning the flames of a ginormous crush on Todd Moton. That took up all of my time in 9th grade Geometry. Ha ha ha!gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-64628868340657393852013-04-05T17:09:41.224-04:002013-04-05T17:09:41.224-04:00How can I not love this? I hope all of my teacher ...How can I not love this? I hope all of my teacher friends read it and know how much they are appreciated. It's a lovely thought to think that I have students out in the world that remember me fondly.Shugsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457906097684733149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-41938803678172986722013-04-05T14:57:19.020-04:002013-04-05T14:57:19.020-04:00Really enjoyed the detail of this post, it drives ...Really enjoyed the detail of this post, it drives the message home much harder than general "appreciation week" reminders. So many pivotal moments from teachers, unappreciated until decades later -- or perhaps even more important than particular moments is the question, what would have happened if their encouragement and tough love hadn't been there? There's Googling & thanking to do.Natenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-46032191542087556402013-04-05T13:08:53.176-04:002013-04-05T13:08:53.176-04:00This warmed and touched my heart today! I am a Kin...This warmed and touched my heart today! I am a Kindergarten teacher and always appreciate the kind and thoughtful words received from others. Teaching is a complex and demanding job, but it is also joyful and intrinsically rewarding. It's our students that keep us going and I'm grateful and blessed to be a part of such a noble profession. Keranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-11705335959151427602013-04-05T12:44:50.853-04:002013-04-05T12:44:50.853-04:00Kimberly, I don't know if you remember my brot...Kimberly, I don't know if you remember my brother, Daniel Williford. He graduated with Jolai. He is a high school history teacher now. Daniel is the teacher all the kids want to have. He is truly in the field he is in because he loves it. He loves his kids and he loves seeing that he can make a difference in their lives. :)It's funny because when we were in high school, he did everything he could to avoid school, and now the education of others means the world to him.<br /><br />I don't know if you had Mr. Curci for any of your math classes at MHS, but he was THAT teacher for me. I HATED (with a capital H.A.T.E.D.)math. Couldn't stand it in any of its different shapes and sizes. Mainly because I didn't understand a lot of it. Mr. Curci taught me that math didn't have to be hard. He took time with me and showed me that a lot of the problems I was having with it was that it was NOT supposed to be easy. I wanted everything to be easy and didn't like to try. Curci taught me that if I tried and learned what was hard, it would then become easy. I will always be thankful for that, from him.Dawn Willifordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-7399089135406102822013-04-05T09:32:15.878-04:002013-04-05T09:32:15.878-04:00This sort of made me want to cry. I want to hug th...This sort of made me want to cry. I want to hug those teachers. They're such important people. <br /><br />I still want to make mine proud, too. I guess that never goes away, does it?gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-43068194470034314912013-04-05T09:31:09.820-04:002013-04-05T09:31:09.820-04:00I love that you love this. I could devote an entir...I love that you love this. I could devote an entire blog to what you've taught me and my sons. I love you so.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-13180410139873910782013-04-05T09:30:15.289-04:002013-04-05T09:30:15.289-04:00You are a true friend because you didn't say t...You are a true friend because you didn't say that middle school photo was cute. It wasn't! Ha ha ha. And I'm so sorry that you, too, had such heinous spectacles in Atlanta as a kid.Geeze. What was that about? And rose tinted, Elizabeth? <br /><br />*shudders*<br /><br />Thank goodness we're such hot mamas now. We showed those kids who teased us and our big glasses, didn't we? Ah hem.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-40155693193516907902013-04-05T09:28:34.870-04:002013-04-05T09:28:34.870-04:00Isn't that a special gift that her blog still ...Isn't that a special gift that her blog still exists? It brought me such joy to see that and even our exchanges in the comments. :) gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-16571999890067695742013-04-05T09:27:52.365-04:002013-04-05T09:27:52.365-04:00Those teachers were just a few of the amazing ones...Those teachers were just a few of the amazing ones that I always remembered. I could fill a whole book with names through my medical training, too. I am glad that your teachers provided you a soft place to land.<br /><br />I appreciate you reading, Sweet Jo.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-24781415376913436912013-04-05T08:52:34.099-04:002013-04-05T08:52:34.099-04:00When I was growing up, my family was not, uh, perf...When I was growing up, my family was not, uh, perfect? In fact, home life was pretty fraught with a lot of unhappiness and it has been clear to me for many years that it was a few teachers I had who saved my life. Yes, quite literally. Because they let me know I had gifts worth living for. They cherished me in ways I was not cherished at home. <br />I am so grateful to them and will remember them with love always. <br />I still want to make them proud.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-4531317479670592062013-04-05T08:44:41.083-04:002013-04-05T08:44:41.083-04:00From the deck of the Poop,
This is absolutely magn...From the deck of the Poop,<br />This is absolutely magnificent! I too, have a couple of teachers that I remember. Mrs. King, grades 5 & 6. She made me feel smart. Mr. Moore, biology. I still remember things that I learned about the human body, and plants and photosynthesis. What? Mrs. McKella, 11th grade English. If not for her, I'd still be in freshmen English "true". I had lousy math teachers but I managed to get through engineering school.<br />I attribute much of that to one of my greatest teachers; my big brother Skeeter. He taught my how to hustle, to survive, to talk to girls, how to drive a car. He let me drive a 55 Pontiac to school when I was in the 7th grade. True story. Then there was my dad who taught me by example, how to be a father.<br />PoopDeck<br />tdraper09https://www.blogger.com/profile/10788283138381058265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-88074946889829275092013-04-05T03:33:31.328-04:002013-04-05T03:33:31.328-04:00I loved this post -- it made me want to dig around...I loved this post -- it made me want to dig around and write about my own teacher memories, although I don't have any photos of them other than a few yearbooks from middle and upper school. The photo of you as a kindergartner is outrageously cute, and the painful middle schooler -- well, maybe not cute, but PRICELESS. You rocked those large glasses. I was in eighth grade and had a very similar pair -- with the addition of ROSE TINTED LENSES. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-73311516421494643892013-04-05T01:57:29.136-04:002013-04-05T01:57:29.136-04:00P.S. I just read the entries in your sister's ...P.S. I just read the entries in your sister's blog. I laughed out loud twice, a rarity for me. She seemed funny and loving. I do have to say that her background is PINK, you were right... S. JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-80843204738094887762013-04-05T01:40:48.170-04:002013-04-05T01:40:48.170-04:00This was beautifully written and it made me think ...This was beautifully written and it made me think back with fondness at so many of the teachers I had that I just loved. Teachers were the single most positive influence in my early years. I was a kid that HATED to be home and hated vacations and I felt my true safe place to be was at school. It is so wonderful that you took the time on your blog to recognize your "old" teachers and the ones of your kids. I hope that teachers, like Deanna, realize the strong, important and positive impact they have on young lives. Sweet JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com