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Great Job Reading
FOUND by Barry Graham
in Blissfield, Michigan
I found this piece on the sidewalk about a quarter-mile from my daughter's elementary school.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
The dino paper rules! I wish I got notes like this in school.
awww this is so cute. I think everyone should have a teacher like that :]
I wonder if the hen felt kind of plucky or a bit down.
i love this! i am an aspiring elementary school teacher, and i would love a teacher like this. even little kids need reminders of how awesome they are. plus the dino is cool too! :-)
Very cute find! Wish I got little notes like this when I did a super job reading!
I love Miss. B.
That would have been so sweet and encouraging in th 50's. Now it's half sweet, half creepy. That's sad.
Cute paper though :)
Awh, that sad that it got lost/thrown away :( That's such a lovely note!!
Wow, it's pretty old...
I wish my kid had a teacher like this.. instead of the one who told me "he'll spend his life making license plates". He actually finished college and is doing very well, so THERE, Mrs Johnston.
This has to be the coolest note paper i have ever seen, i wonder what Angela was reading and if Miss. B gave every student a cool dinosour note like this one?
"Half creepy"? Huh. Gotta say I don't see that at all.
In light of all the recent press about the increasing narcissism of young people, I'd say this very specific praise, rather than a generic "You're so special!" is well done. Good for you, Miss B!
Oh no, there goes Tokyo. Go-Go Gozilla. (weee-oooo-oooo)
I hope The Toms are only peepers and not pedophiles too. They would have a field day with this one.
Very punny Jan!
Cute note too!
if i were angela i would have taken that shit straight to my mother. angela might have gotten to go out for ice cream.
there is nothing creepy about this, Molly.
You know what was creepy? The goddamn 1950's that's what!
So I guess Miss B. liked the sound of Angela's "cock talk"?
I love the enthusiasm! Look at all the exclamation points!
This reminds me of the Golden Girls episode Henny-Penny when they're all in chicken costumes and Rose doesn't realize that Henny gets eaten at the end. Really good job Angela, I woulda thought it was so fast that Henny didn't feel much!
jake! terrific find, man. now, when you coming to poker?
i love that it is so old. It looks like Angela kept it folded up in a safe place. I'm sure she is disappointed that she lost it after keeping it close to her for so long.
Ange babe. We saw yo' mama heppin' ya'll wid dat readin' stuff an we thot she sho wuz cute. Den we wuz peepin' tru da winda o' Miss B's room, on da east side, an we thot she'z cute too. So would you use yo cute lil' voice ta read dis lil' note to yo teach?
Hey Miss B,
Watcha doin lata? We likes yo name. You got suma dat? We likes da way youz keeps it real wid da lil' ones!
The Toms
Cute note! I hope she doles these out sparingly, so it's actually special.
Since I was a chronically disorganized student, I'm hoping the note made it home before it got tossed/lost.
What an immensely positive and wonderful note! I wish every child could have a teacher like this. Our children need more positive notes in their lives! One positive statement to someone can go a very long way & make a huge difference. I feel sad that she lost it.
The only thing I could imagine making this even remotely creepy would be if Miss B. had added, "P.S. Let's take a nice long walk in the woods after school to celebrate your wonderfulness!" Other than that, all I see is an enthusiastic teacher who appears to actually give a shit.
On the topic of giving a shit, does anyone really give a shit how a hen feels? I mean, aside from the idiots at PETA?
RAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!
RAWR!! Dinosaur!!
I wuv Dinos!
Golden Girls! I remember that episode...
This is the kind of thing I would have treasured as a kid--I still have the pink-fuzzy-elephant-stickered short story with "excellent, 100%" written on it from grade 2 somewhere. good times.
Also I remember Golden Girls prompting me to ask my mom, "what does impotent mean?" henh.
Now that's a good teacher. I'd much rather get this sort of note than the phone calls I got for the first three months of the school year. "Your daughter beat up 5 or 6 boys today at recess. Again." The teacher actually gave her a prize after it had been a while since she'd tackled anyone. hahahahahaha.
Guava.....lol.. your comment about the Golden Girls reminded me of something I asked my Dad. He was an artist, and so we always had lots of books of art around. I remember looking through a book of Salvador Dali's paintings, and asking my father what 'sodomizing' meant. (Loaf of French Bread Sodomizing a Grand Piano, great painting).... i do believe that he told me that he would tell me when i got older. Then i never asked again.........
First yesterday's cool photo, now today's incredibly sweet note- I am mystified by all the things people think are creepy!
All the talk of chickens and the GGs reminds ME of the episode where Rose is pet sitting the 'show biz' chicken that can play the piano, and it gets lost and she thinks they ate it! hahaha, I love them!
And btw, you crack me up Jo! :)
Molly: 1/2 creepy??? How so? You must be one to see it that way. I guess you didn't get alot of notes like this.
And Mr. Johnston SUX his own ass.
i don't see how this is creepy at all.
i think ms. b would have been a fun teacher.
Hey Molly! Pay attention!
Of their own accord, my two wonderful, selfless children like to take treats (cookies, brownies, whatever) to the sweet old guy at the end of the street, and visit with him now and then. One day, I got a call from the busy body bitch across the street. She thought that it was inappropriate for my children to keep a lonely old man company and listen to his stories without adults around. First, this guy is 98, half blind, and uses a walker. If he tried anything my daughter would kick his ass. But he's really kind to my children. They feel good about themselves when they help him, and he would never try anything.
Thank you, Molly, for being that kind of person. Thank you, Molly, for making the world suck just a little bit more with your ridiculous paranoia.
I had a Mrs. B once. She made second grade wonderful for me.
And don't call me a judgenmental bitch.
I think that Molly may have thought it was a little creepy because the Teach signed it "Love."
But I didn't think that was creepy. I thought that was sincere.
Now if Miss B signed it "Kisses," THAT would have been creepily inappropriate. And we'd probably have to call an emergency PTA meeting to discuss.
Where is the Grammar Police today!!!!
Dinosaurs to me just screams 'literacy'. I mean everytime I see Jurassic Park on TV I just want to go read a book out loud.
I need inspiration like this to get me through my GCSEs.
Anyone want to tell me why we don't get nice comments like this at work?
I THINK THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS, EXACTLY HOW DID THAT HEN FEEL???
Amen Karen! I thought the note sounded like it came from an A+ teacher!
I don't think Molly's comment was supposed to offend people the way it did...I think she was just stating that that's the way the world seems to work today..and it's sad. If she was "one of those people with their ridiculous paranoia," she wouldn't see it as sad.
I get comments like that at work... of course, I'm self-employed.
Right on Karen. Good for you. And is sounds like you're raising your children righfully. They've learned to care about others not just themselves.
I once had a 3rd grade teacher like Miss B. Her name was Ms. Parrot. She was so nice & docile & loving. I don't think she will ever know what a huge part of my life she was. She was an older hippy; with her berkinstocks & long salt & pepper hair.
I also had a 2 grade male teacher that use to love to hug the little "pretty" girls and peck their cheek. I know something was wrong with that man, I'd often tell my cousin he was creepy and not to let him kiss her. Years later (my high school years) he was arrested for child molestation. Didn't surprise me one bit. Even as 1 or 2nd grader, I knew that man was a Creep!!
personal to Flargy- you shop at the Pig? That is a clue. I just moved from the South to London and brought a Piggly Wiggly koozy and knit cap to remember........
Angela circa 2030: Successful, confident, literate, educated woman. Maybe a CEO prospect, maybe a successful actress. Why? Because her teacher in 2004 decided to take a moment from her $25000/year job (where she had to buy her own classroom supplies because edumacation don't hold much water for funding these days) and make a difference to a child and empower her. Kind, supportive words make kind, successful adults. I feel so sorry for those who think this is "creepy" or "weird" or "inappropriate." Maybe they should have had a teacher like this in their lives. I did, and we are still in contact and he remains one of my true heros. I am 45. He was my teacher when I was in high school. I truly love him with all my heart for his support and encouragement when I was an inhibited, uncertain girl who didn't think too much of herself.
LOL Rafe! Me too!
I've got a couple of hens, Flargy, and I care about how they feel without getting all PETA (I agree with you on the idiots comment) on your ass.
This is a pretty awesome note. I would have been stoked to find this pinned to my backpack at home time. I don't think it's creepy at all. It's creepy when teachers don't care about their students.
SuSu - I have to say I am one lucky employee. I have a boss who regularly tells me how much she appreciates my work. Just today I got an e-mail from her asking if I was feeling overwhelmed. I’m supposed to let her know if I am, because she doesn’t want to loose me! The last person in my position left because it was just all too much. The sad part is, I may have to leave this job because my husband may take a job in another state.
I think Miss B. must be an awesome teacher…
Well said , Karen ! D , punctuation cop says " Where's you question mark ? "
Wow, I have a note almost exactly like that stored away somewhere I got from my teacher in 1st grade (identical dinosaur paper, similar handwriting, similar reading subject), except it was Mrs. P. and was dated 1987. I had no idea they still made that note pad, I was obsessed with Dinosaurs in 1st grade.
the dino paper is classy.
When I was in kindergarten my mom sent me to school on Columbus Day, back when it was a legal holiday and the janitor pinned a little note on my dress that read, "No School Today" and sent me home. Humiliating!
It's a shame how as you get older, the comments become more and more negative. Or perhaps it's just me.
To the person presenting me with the award: I am actually a cynical northeasterner, not a hospitable southerner. "Piggly Wiggly" just sounds a lot cooler than "Stop & Shop."
Nellie, I guess the real question then is, do your hens give a shit how you feel? Maybe you should all attend group therapy together to work out your respective feelings.
Tess, you actually made me say, "Aww" out loud. I want to give a consoling hug to that little girl you once were, with the note pinned to her...but not in a creepy way.
Damn, I think I just blew my "cynical northeasterner" cover.
No, this actually IS creepy because Angela is a junior in college.
As someone who's about to start teaching, I was pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming support for Ms. B and all of the references to Ms. B-like teachers. I just wanted to encourage you all to take 15 or 20 minutes to write a short thank you note to that teacher who made a difference in your life. I may not have a lot of teaching experience yet, but I do know that it would would mean just as much to Ms. B as this note did to Angela... perhaps more.
Though I don't see it in this note, I know where Molly's coming from... There are far too many teachers in my school sleeping with students and looking at child porn for me to ever see a note without looking for a hidden meaning.
I love dinosaurs!
and paper.
(yummy)
My chickens most certainly don't give a shit about how I feel.
When I was a kid my family had to evacuate because of a hurricane and we stayed in a Piggly Wiggly .It was like heaven !Lotsa candy .
Llauren, are you (or were you once) in Connecticut?
Flargy...that's okay. The old lady gave me some candy corn and a dollar to keep it on the down low. This kid did okay.
How's that for cynical, Flargy?!
And this:
Teaching for the first time- you better get real if you think anyone is going to write you a thank you note 20 years down the line.
Dang- Southern girl moves to London and 48 hours later is bitter and damp!
I teach preschool and I have this same note paper. The kids LOVE it! I wish Angela hadn't lost this note. I would keep a note like that from one of my kids' teachers.
I have been a 2nd grade teacher for a while and this Miss B...she is a wonderful and generous teacher! It takes a lot of organization and time to pull off writing notes to kids like this on cool dino paper.
One, because we can be sure that this isn't the only note she wrote to encourage and support those little celebrations that are so important in the everyday life of a 2nd grade kid...she probably sent home at least 10 that day...
...and Two, because it's easy to be distracted in regular everyday classroom by a fight on the playground, an angry parent, a sick kid, an obnoxious administrator demanding test score data, grading student work, cleaning up messes, listening to stories from kids whose parents don't have time to listen, attending mid-day meetings, etc.
Miss B. is a great teacher because she saw the value of encouragement and chose to take the time to write a 'quick' note.
And just for the record, I do what I do (it seems like Miss B.) because I believe so completely in the importance and currency in the skill of reading...ultimately that's what the note is about and what 2nd grade teaches among other things. I've had former students find me/send me a note when they are graduating from HS or College to say thanks. And I'm ALWAYS (no matter how often it happens) surprised, humbled and thrilled that they would take the time for a 'quick' thought to their second grade teacher.
Is the dinosaur standing on the sarcophagus of Edward V?
I have to commend Ms. B for the lack of gender bias in her note. Another teacher might have had a stack of ballerina notepaper (pink, no less) for the girls in her class. If Angela ends up a paleontologist some day, dare I say it might have something to do with Ms. B's belief that dinosaurs aren't just for boys? You go, teacher lady.
Actually Laura, God created dinosaurs specifically for boys, around 6,000 years ago. He also created the art of ballet specifically for girls (and boys such as Elton John and Liberace, if you get my drift), around 200 years ago. Then, just last week, he created a new Britney Spears fiasco, along with a new episode of "Dancing With the Stars" for my co-workers to discuss and analyze in great detail.
He's a busy guy, that God.
Flargy,
You will probably cringe when you read this, but I think that you have a brain twin in the south. ;o)
Everytime I read one of your posts it mirrors my own thoughts so much that it's spooky.
Now there really is something creepy to discuss today. <smile>
this made me very happy. i had a miss b once. she is still my favourite teacher. praising a child for using her own voice is something she would have done for me. she loved my stories when i was young. we used to write,haven't heard from her (nor she from me)in quite a long time. i'm going to write her. thank-you for posting this. :D
Has anyone noticed the overuse of the word "creepy"? I have. Anywho, my teacher's never gave out compliments like this....old battle axe's.
As the header notes, my name is Angela, and at first glance that looked like my mother's handwriting. She used to write notes to me all the time, and I thought someone had found one. Then I looked again- I was in high school when it was written, and my mother certainly wouldn't have signed a note "Miss B."