Wednesday, November 01, 2006
it's November?
does anyone else ever have days when they just think about the past? i don't know what it is about today and the fact that i'm sitting in my 2 o'clock classroom 30 minutes before class starts (and i've been here for 15 minutes already) and the desire to think about the past.
usually, i start with my past education. i don't know why, maybe it's the teacher in me. but there are days when i just go to District 186's website and look at the Hamilton High and Elementary websites for awhile. today, i was astonished to find out a very interesting fact:
DOC ISN'T TEACHING ANYMORE.
ok, so that doesn't mean probably anything to probably anyone that reads this blog. however, let me explain. well, first, let's start with Shorty. Shorty (usually known as Mr Short) was my favorite math teacher in high school. he is amazing. he not only taught me about algebra, geometry and statistics, but he also taught me about life. he was the most understanding teacher when my grandpa died and then again when a kid i graduated with passed away. i was in his room, crying, after both events. Shorty (sometimes referred to as "Buddha") left Hamilton a few years ago. he's now teaching in a neighboring school district (yes, it's true, i just went to their website to make sure that he's still teaching). When Shorty left Hamilton, i knew that it was going to be a great blow to the district - he'd been there for years and years.
Doc was the other math teacher when i was in high school. Doc also taught at least one, if not both, of my parents at Hamilton High School. he wasn't my favorite, but he was Doc. Doc loves the St Louis Blues and taught me much about teaching and different teaching styles (as much about that, if not more, than about algebra and advanced math).
this is kind of a ridiculous post, but i had time and i wanted to share with you all my astonishment. now that i think about it, i might have known that Doc was planning on retiring, or that he did, even.
it's crazy to look back on life and see where we've been, though. at least it is for me. i had no idea where i would be today when i walked the hallways of Hamilton High School. and i have no idea where i'll be three to five years from now, either.
it's a crazy ride. i'm glad i'm not in control.
peace
usually, i start with my past education. i don't know why, maybe it's the teacher in me. but there are days when i just go to District 186's website and look at the Hamilton High and Elementary websites for awhile. today, i was astonished to find out a very interesting fact:
DOC ISN'T TEACHING ANYMORE.
ok, so that doesn't mean probably anything to probably anyone that reads this blog. however, let me explain. well, first, let's start with Shorty. Shorty (usually known as Mr Short) was my favorite math teacher in high school. he is amazing. he not only taught me about algebra, geometry and statistics, but he also taught me about life. he was the most understanding teacher when my grandpa died and then again when a kid i graduated with passed away. i was in his room, crying, after both events. Shorty (sometimes referred to as "Buddha") left Hamilton a few years ago. he's now teaching in a neighboring school district (yes, it's true, i just went to their website to make sure that he's still teaching). When Shorty left Hamilton, i knew that it was going to be a great blow to the district - he'd been there for years and years.
Doc was the other math teacher when i was in high school. Doc also taught at least one, if not both, of my parents at Hamilton High School. he wasn't my favorite, but he was Doc. Doc loves the St Louis Blues and taught me much about teaching and different teaching styles (as much about that, if not more, than about algebra and advanced math).
this is kind of a ridiculous post, but i had time and i wanted to share with you all my astonishment. now that i think about it, i might have known that Doc was planning on retiring, or that he did, even.
it's crazy to look back on life and see where we've been, though. at least it is for me. i had no idea where i would be today when i walked the hallways of Hamilton High School. and i have no idea where i'll be three to five years from now, either.
it's a crazy ride. i'm glad i'm not in control.
peace
// posted by erinlizabeth @ 1:37 PM 
