tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post1554577968904338208..comments2024-03-29T00:27:36.982-07:00Comments on silver in sf: mrs gregorydavid silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007485910206158803noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-26329962418853235852007-04-25T20:29:00.000-07:002007-04-25T20:29:00.000-07:00How delightful to read this message, David. I had...How delightful to read this message, David. I had a wonderful time with you last week. Hooray for students! You were an outstanding first grader and have become a successful, caring, and compassionate adult. I'm serious about Santa Cruz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-34495455306162229842007-04-24T13:55:00.000-07:002007-04-24T13:55:00.000-07:00Ah, I love teachers.Ah, I love teachers.Savanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690001791782167421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-69958255461858459232007-04-21T14:07:00.000-07:002007-04-21T14:07:00.000-07:00thanks, all, for the comments!scriv - i love it. w...thanks, all, for the comments!<BR/><BR/>scriv - i love it. we've got a lot in common.<BR/><BR/>sheck - thanks! i've been thinking a lot about first grade lately - because of marian gregory but also because so many of my nephews are reaching that age. it's sort of a magical grade level, eh?<BR/><BR/>mom - <B>you commented on my blahg!</B> i forgot the piano playing but will never forget the backwards alphabet. also: marian said that they next time she visits she wants to roadtrip to santa cruz so we can all meetup. fun.<BR/><BR/>and jini - ooh, future free dinners, yes. and i agree - maybe all of us should try to locate and meetup with our teachers: past and present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-23514180472756360812007-04-20T10:14:00.000-07:002007-04-20T10:14:00.000-07:00david, this is wonderful. it made me wish all stu...david, this is wonderful. it made me wish all students could take the opportunity to speak with those teachers who particularly influenced them in their early learning years. you expressed yourself so well! how lovely to be able to share your own teaching experiences with this special person. i suspect that in years to come, you will be treated to dinners by some who say, "because i owe you."jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-67899224827823555292007-04-19T16:34:00.000-07:002007-04-19T16:34:00.000-07:00What an awesome post! Not only did Mrs. Gregory d...What an awesome post! Not only did Mrs. Gregory do all the things you listed, but she also played the piano and taught all of her first graders to sing the alphabet ... *backwards* as well as frontwards. How lucky San Luis Obispo is to have a teacher who doesn't know the definition of "retirement."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-91680489241101462172007-04-19T06:45:00.000-07:002007-04-19T06:45:00.000-07:00I can't remember when I remembered first grade so ...I can't remember when I remembered first grade so vividly and fondly as when reading this post. Thank you. I also really appreciate the seeking out of our teachers and thanking them and realizing the profound effect they had on us in becoming who we are today. Awesome, awesome, awesomeThe Sheckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794972508218564277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26643528.post-60538363514390351462007-04-19T05:55:00.000-07:002007-04-19T05:55:00.000-07:00This is such a fabulous, fabulous post. Thank you...This is such a fabulous, fabulous post. Thank you for it.<BR/><BR/>Last year, in the middle of a parent-teacher conference with my daughters' preschool teacher, I totally had this moment where I said to her: "You and I are teaching the exact same lessons."Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.com