Dear Colleagues,
Being a senior member of the profession, I have been friended on Face
Book by a couple of hundred of former students. They are kids I worked
with in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s-and, yes, including the present. I have
not trawled for one of them; they all found me. I am honored when these
older friends want to share their lives/careers/family news, etc., with
me. Occasionally, I have received comments via Face Book from my former
students telling me how I had taught them something they perceive as
valuable, and/or instilled the joy of reading. (Just as many express
similar comments about my wife's impact, as their former art teacher.)
Sometimes these comments come from the students I least would have
expected. And it is no great effort to "monitor" my postings.
IMHO, FB is Highly Recommended.
I just finished Dodger and Me, by Jordan Sonnenblick (not one of his
best, IMHO) to get in the mood for the 2009 baseball season. Currently
reading Carlos is gonna get it, by Emerson.
Best regards,
Martin Swist
mswist@asij.ac.jp
Middle School LMS
Middle School XC Coach
The American School In Japan
1-1-1 Nomizu, Chofu-shi, Tokyo
"The heart is a little to the left." (Rev.) William Sloane Coffin
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