http://sciteacher.edublogs.org/2008/07/02/message-from-a-student/ Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:57:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://sciteacher.edublogs.org/2008/07/02/message-from-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Lisa Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:04:54 +0000 http://sciteacher.edublogs.org/?p=3#comment-2 Hi, I had a very similar experience this year and was shocked to hear after the fact from one of the toughest students I've ever had all that he did learn! And most importantly, he learned skills about life, so he tells me, from listening to my off-topic commentary after class! In joking manner, I'd always say, these are pearls I'm giving you! And then, of course, laugh about it, but those are the moments he valued the most and feels like he's learned about life in those very few moments not even focused on science. Hopefully he'll carry things forward...he's truly an exceptional mind and by the end of the year was beginning to see it. That type of growth is more important to me than the academics many times. Hi, I had a very similar experience this year and was shocked to hear after the fact from one of the toughest students I’ve ever had all that he did learn! And most importantly, he learned skills about life, so he tells me, from listening to my off-topic commentary after class! In joking manner, I’d always say, these are pearls I’m giving you! And then, of course, laugh about it, but those are the moments he valued the most and feels like he’s learned about life in those very few moments not even focused on science. Hopefully he’ll carry things forward…he’s truly an exceptional mind and by the end of the year was beginning to see it.
That type of growth is more important to me than the academics many times.

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