Here I am, new to blogging. (Actually, new to the idea of using blog as a verb, to be frank) I thought I would give it a try--now that we've had graduation: papers are evaluated; scores are calculated; grades are submitted. It's time for a change. So, I'll give this blog idea a try. (Look--blog as an adjective) Many, many of my students record most (if not all) of their feelings on the Internet in their blogs (now as a noun); in fact, some of them direct me to their blogs (even when they've used their blog as a place to vent their frustration with school--or even with my class specifically). It seems incredibly odd to me.
Well, let's leave it at that. I'll try again later. We'll see if I keep it up.
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Well hello there Becky!!! How in the world are you doing these days???
Welcome to the blogging world. Keep all of us out here in the blog-o-sphere aware of all your goings on!!
Shelli Hawkins
Ms. Thompson! Thanks for commenting on my blog. Matt says hello and got a hearty chuckle from your post about the multitude of uses for the word blog. :) How language does evolve (or devolve)!
Where are you teaching now? Your profile says "Travelers Rest" - is that the name of a city or ministry of some sort?
Wow, it was so neat to see your name on my blog! I will keep checking in here to see your progression or digression into the blogging world :-)
Again welcome to the blogosphere! Regarding "blogging" regardless of grammar, in the field of linguistics, function trumps form everytime!
WOW...Miss T, this is GREAT! I saw your post on Kelsey's Blog. Welecome! You will never know how many times I have thought of you since my Northland Days. I seem to be in the middle of a "desert" but am loving it...since that is where God has me for now:) So glad to find you...lets keep in touch:)
~Dana
Becky - This is julie Baylor (jordan) Tim and I had you for freshman English and we loved it! It is so good to hear that you are doing well. I am in my fourth year of teaching 4th grade and doing well. Tim is in his 3rd year of teaching bible to 11th graders.
Drop by our blog sometime :o)
hi miss thompson!
i saw that you signed my sister katie's blog... so i sent you an invite to mine. (we have a private blog for privacy of our kids.) i sent it to your email address and it comes from blogspot so i hope it doesn't go to your junk mail folder.
it was fun to hear word from you and that you have joined the blogger world!
i was really thankful to have you as my teacher my freshman year. (i'm sure matthew was wishing you were his teacher right about now too!)
anyways! God bless you! it was fun to read on your life!
janelle (patz) johnson
Miss Thompson! Wow, thanks for the comment on my blog. Great blog of your own. Do I remember you?!?! I think of you quite often - just the other day I was telling some story about freshman English, and you were right there in the midst of that memory. Brian Modaff and I begged you to let us into your already full 2nd semester freshman English class because of "work conflicts" - then he and I competed the whole semester and I ended up with a 99% in the class (I think he had a 98% or something - I beat him, whatever it was). I learned so much - and had a blast. And the journals from 1st semester freshman English - you're the reason we're all blogging! Don't grade our grammar - although, I would like to think I really did learn something back then and am still practicing it 11 years later (yeah, it's been that long!).
I knew you were back in the SC area, but I wasn't sure what you were up to. Quite a bit it sounds like. Are you anywhere near Greg & Rena Stiekes?
Again thanks for the comment - welcome to the blog world. I'll send you an email too so you have my email address. If you're ever in the San Fransisco area, look us up!
Esther
Wahoo! Miss Thompson's joined the blogosphere.
I'm amazed at the number of Northland people who are just waiting for us to find them on the internet "which can be used for good and bad purposes".
Awww. I've missed you, Miss Thompson.
Sarah (Green) Gwin
P.S. I debated for several minutes about the placement of that last quotation mark. If I chose incorrectly it's because both copies of Troika are inaccessibly located in the room of a sleeping toddler. My apologies. :)
P.P.S. It's so cool to hear from you!
Sarah, How in the world do you remember my remark, "The Internet can be used for good and bad purposes"? Ha! I must have said that, though, 1786 times. Hmm. That's hysterical. I laughed aloud when I read that. (And I could actually hear myself saying it. That was kind of creepy.) (Oh, the period does go inside the quotation mark. It's okay. My current students tell me that grammar/proofreading/punct. rules/etc. don't count on the Internet. Sometimes, they don't even have their fingers on the "home keys" when they type an email to me.) I'm so glad to be in touch with you and your family. For that reason, I LOVE the Internet--rules or not!
Becky - - - how amazing when the blogging world takes past and present and allows them to mingle with such easy access! I was THRILLED to see that you still teaching and impacting lives!
Welcome to blogging Miss Thompson! I guess I can't really welcome you, since I'm not a real blogger. I'm waiting until I've graduated from grad school to start a blog. When I will have "so much time" teaching while in China. You are right, that blogging is such a great way to keep up with friends. Have a wonderful Christmas!
Abigail Yoder
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