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Post by lucyrob on Sept 5, 2013 2:51:36 GMT
So I finished school this year and am starting uni in 17 days! I've been looking to apply for jobs and so I text my old head of sixth form (who has now retired) to ask if she would write me a reference. After a quick catch up she agreed... I thought no more of it.... Until she text me back almost half hour ago (3:25 am) to say she'll miss us all greatly. We've had a lovely little chat since and it's now 3:50 am! Moral of the story: as much as school staff can get on your nerves, some have your best intentions at heart and truly care. #amazingpeople (Yes, I just hash tagged. Get over it )
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Post by Katrine on Sept 8, 2013 0:10:31 GMT
I still miss my teacher from, well, my "first school" (don't really know how to convey the Danish school system to the British, it's from age 6-16). I had him from I was 13-16, and I basically hated him for a year, then thought he was allright for a year and then absolutely loved him for a year. I didn't like any of the subjects he taught, neither did I excel in them, but he taught me so much about myself, he gave me confidence and he made me laugh. He was the first and last teacher I ever felt truly cared for me. I still think about him every now and then, even though it's been 5 years since he taught me!
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Post by lucyrob on Sept 10, 2013 19:51:43 GMT
At least there was one who really did! I was lucky in the school I was at, as most of my teachers genuinely cared. Most of them did throughout my time there, year 7 up until A levels! Definitely the best school for pastoral care!
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Post by Kimberley on Sept 11, 2013 18:42:02 GMT
This is a lovely post. I particularly loved my art teacher as he had a lot of faith in me and pushed me, because he knew I was capable of doing so, and the day I got a B in GCSE Art was just bloody awesome. I used art a heck of a lot when I was younger to get across how I was feeling, and he let me have the time to do that, no questions asked. Just what I needed. :-)
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Post by astoldbyfrankie on Sept 23, 2013 14:04:37 GMT
Aw that's lovely! I miss school so much, I wish I'd appreciated it more when I was there
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Post by pixiecall on Oct 29, 2013 22:14:03 GMT
My psychology teacher/senior tutor at sixth form was an absolute star when I was going through my first bout of depression. She was the first one I went to about how bad I was feeling, after she was the first to notice that something was wrong and made it clear that her door was always open, and it was with her support that I talked to my GP and my mum and got the help I needed. She advocated for me for the rest of my time at sixth form and was a huge source of support for me. It's over 4 years since I left and we are still sporadically in contact - tentative plans ahead for a catch up over a coffee
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Post by iza on Oct 29, 2013 23:15:13 GMT
I became best friends with one of my ex teachers... she is ages older than me but i do have friends of really various ages so no problem for me or her there, and now for quite a few years we are close meeting for beers and chitchats... i also am friends, but not as close, with another one of my ex teachers and another one and her whole family actually... so I totally agree that teachers can be friends. But i also believe that the closer friendship can only develop after that person isnt your teacher any more and i also am talking about when we are older, i mean , not when we are like 11 or sth he he he...... cause u become equal - well, if u both want it and are fine with it that is.
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