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(1)I,forone,amfarfromreadytouseonlinecoursesformylearning.Don’tgetmewrongIamveryhappyaboutallthecommunicationandlearningopportunitiesthecourseshavegiveus.Butformethoseopportunitiesshouldnotbeusedtoreplaceclassroomactivities.Inotherwords,theyareonlytoolstohelpmelearnwhathasalreadybeenofferedintheclassroom.
Ilovetheclassroom.Ilovehavingclassmates.Therearefortystudentsinmyclassrightnow,andIthinkit’sgreat.Ievenlovehavingclassmateswhoarebetterthanme.And,Let’snotforgetthesmellofinkonpaper,thesoundofchalkonablackboard,thehardnessofawoodenbenchorheatinsidetheclassroominearlySeptember.Iloveitall.Butmostofall,Ilovehavingateacher—a“reallive”teacher.IgetexcitedwhenIamintheclassroomwithagoodteacher.Ilearninawaythathasbeenproventowork.Iamgiveninsightnotonlyintoacertainsubject,butalsointotheworld.
Whatmakeshavingaclassroomteachersospecial?
Agoodteacherpushesmetosucceed.AgoodteacherrewardsmewithpraisewhenIhavedonewellandstayspositiveandgivesmehopewhenIamdown.Idon’tbelievethatateacherusingavirtualclassroomcanreachouttointhesameway.AteachercommunicatingthroughtheInternetcannotsharethesametypeofrelationshipaclassroomteacherandstudentshare.
IguessthatIamluckytohavehadsituationtosomanyexcellentclassroomteachers.IwillneverforgetthekindnessandcommitmentthatthoseteachershaveshownmeTheirexamplesmakeithardformetoacceptawayoflearningthatdoesnotincludethem.Youcanme“old-fashioned”,butaslongasthereisaclassroom,that’swhereIwillbelearning.
(2)I’mnotsurewhethera“generationgap”exists,butifitdoes,IhopeI’mstillstandingontheyouth’ssideofthegap.Imaybe50andthensome,butIstillliketorock.WhenIwasyounger,Ilistenedtoallofthenewrockandrollmusic,andIreallygotintoit.But,listeningtoaswellasrockingtonewanduniquemusic.IhavetoadminthatrockandrollhaschangedsinceIwasateenager,butitisstillaboutusingrhythmtoexpressfeeling.
Someofthechangeshavebeenverypositive.AdvancesintechnologymadepersonalrecordingsimpleandgivenusaccesstomusicontheInternetNowadaysyoucan’tthrowastonewithouthittingsomeonethathasmadetheirownCD.Youdon’thavetojustlistentomusicmadeandsoldbybigrecordcompanies.ManygroupssendtheirmusicstraighttocommunityradiostationsThisallowsfortrulynewmusictobeheardthatrecordcompanieshavenevereventouchedIplaydrumsforonesuchgroupmyself.
Mydaughterisanactualteenagerandsheisthoroughlydisgustedbymylisteningtoandplaying,assheputsit,”thoseawfultunes.”Classicalmusicandplayingthepianoappealtoher.Shepretendstoshowconcernbymakingcommentslike,”Youshouldturnthatstuffdownoryouwillhurtyourears,”butIknowwhatsheisreallytryingtosayisupset,though.AndIdon’tworryaboutmymusichavinga(n)negativeinfluenceonherInanycase,sheisprobablyrightaboutmyears;IlikelyhavelostsomehearingfromgoingtotoomanyloudconcertasIhave.Ican’tstaythatitwasn’tworthit,though.IfIhadtoitalloveragainIwoulddoitallthesameexceptIwouldprotectmyearsbetter
(3)Donotputoffuntiltomorrowthegoodyoucandotoday.TherearesomanypossibilitiesthatcangetinthewayofagoodorgreatdeedExamplesofpeoplewhomissedoutongoodopportunitiesareeverywhere,andwhenitistoolate,theyregretmissingthechancetohavebeenofservice.Saying“tomorrow”justonceinsteadofdoingsomegoodmayleadtoahabitofsaying“tomorrow”.andtomorrowmaynevercome.Onedelayisfollowedbyanother,andmattersgetoutofhandquickly,evenwhenattemptsaremadetocorrectthem.
Therefore,wemusttakethingsonassoonasweseethem.ThisisthesecrettoprogressandsuccessOnegooddeedcanawakenustonewandgreateropportunitiestohelpthosearoundus,andthus,makeourlifericher.Onegoodturnleadstoanother,andthus,thegoodismadelarger.Oncesomethinggreathasbeenachieved,wearefreetosetoursightsonthenextopportunitytohelpthatariseEachnewopportunitymaybebiggerandbetterthanthelastAndso,Iurgeyoutouseallyoureffortstodowhatgoodyoucantodayinsteadoftomorrow.
Donotspendyourtimewiththingthatareneithergoodnorvaluable.Thiswillsaveyoufrommistake.Ifyouaregivenataskthatyoudonotbelieveishelpful,delayit.Timewillwashitawayforyou.Atthesametime,thebeginningsofsomethingpositivewillhavebuiltup.Doitatonce!
Akindword,ora(n)servicetoothersisneverawasteofyourtime,andyouwillreapthebenefitsofdoinggoodandenjoypeaceofmind.
(4)StandinginthedoorofMrMurphy’soffice,Icouldseehewaslearnedonsomethinghewasreading.Hehadbothelbowonhisdesk,hisheadwasrestingononehandandhisotherhandwascuppedabouthismouth.Iknewthathewaskeepinghisofficehoursandthatstudentparticipationwasencouraged,butallthesame,Iwasafraidtoapproach.Then,asIturnedtoleave,myfootbangedagainstthebottomofthedoor,startlingmeandcausingtheprofessortolookup.Hiseyeshadsimplymovedfromthedesktome,buttherestofhisphysicalbodyremainedthesame.Heinvitedmeinwithoutgesture,justa“Comein.Whatisitthatyouneed?
”Therewaslittleifanywarmthortoneinhisvoice;itwasn’texactlyencouragementDespitebeingintimidated,Imadeaconsciousefforttorelaxandpersuadedmyselftosmileandentertheroom.“Mr.Murphy,”thepitchofmyvoiceroseasIbeginmyintroductionIamsorrytointerrupt.mynameisPeter.Iaminyoursecond-periodEnglishclass.
“Peterdidyousayitwas?
”hereplied.Hisreactiondisappointedme.ItwasapparentthatIhadnotmademuchofanimpressionwiththepresentationImadeinclasslastweek.hesaidmynameasifhewouldnothaveremembereditwithoutmyhavingstateditforhimfirst–asthoughhewerenomoreimpressedthanifhehadencounteredabeggaronthestreetHecontinued,”Doyouhavesomethingyouwanttodiscusswithme,ordoyoujuststopbytovisit?
Infact,Ihadstoppedbytovisit,butIwasnolongerfeelinguptoitandwaslookingforafastexit.Itseemedthattheinvitationhehadextendinclass,”Dropbymyofficeforavisitanytime.Mydoorisalwaysopen.”wasjusta(n)emptygestureprobablyrequiredbytheschool.IreachinsidemybagandpulledoutmyEnglishlanguagetextbook.IfiguredIcanaskhimaquickquestionratherthantrytohaveameaningfulconversation.
(6)Let’sfaceit;youngpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodayarelazy.Ihaveheardjustaboutasmuchcomplaintabouttoday’sworkplaceIcantakeContrarytotheviewyoungpeopleseemtohavethatthingswerebetterforpriorgenerations,thefactisthattherehaveneverbeensomanygreatsjobforpeoplewantingtoentertheworkforce.Thereareeducationalopportunitiesthathaveneverexistbefore,andthestandardoflivingisgettingbetterallthetime.Frankly,peoplewholackcourageandcommitmentshouldn’tblameanyonebutthemselvesfornottakingtheopportunitiesthatarethereforthem.
Myfirstjobwasworkingasatrashman.IhauledtrashforsixyearsbeforeIgotpromotedtothepositionofmanager.Iwasn’tscaredofhardwork.Bythetimethedaywasfinished,myshoulderwouldhurt,butInevercomplaintedIevenassistedothersandworkedextrahourswhenIwasneeded.Unfortunately,youngpeopletodayseemtobelackingthesamedesireIhadtoworkhard.
IcanboastthatIneverquitajobwithoutbeingofferedabetterone.Wecan’tallstartoutatthetop.Mostofusneedtopayoutduesandworkfromthebottomup.AftermanagingthesmallcompanyforwhichIhauledgarbageIfoundajobwiththecitypublicworksofficemanagingasmalldepartment.Now,after25yearsofworkinginthegarbagebusiness,Imanageallofthecity’strashremoval.AlongthewayIlearnedthatajobwelldoneisneverlookeddownon,andthepersonwhodoesitwillalwaystriumph.
Whereisthe“cando”attitudethatmakesourcountrygreat?
Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyoudo,aslongasyouworkhardanddoyourbest.Youngpeopleneedtocommencewithfindingalineofemploymentthatneedsthem,andquitlookingforperfectionintheirinitialposition.Ifworkweresupposedtobeenjoyable,itwouldn’tbecalled“work”.
(8)IthinkIamlikemanypeopleinthatIhavebetterideasinmysleepthanwhenIamawake.And,likemostpeople,IhaveahardtimedraggedmyselffrommybedorevenrollingovertowritesomeofwhatIhavedreamtinanotebookthatIhaveleftonthenightstand.IhaveoftentriedbutmostofthetimeIamunabletodojusticetomydream.ThedreamisalwaysmoredetailedthanwhatIwritedown.Dreamsarelikewater;thedifferentpartsofyourconsciousbrainjustseemtoflowtogetherintostrangestories.
Ihaveahardtimeexplainingwhythingsinmydreamshappen.WhyisthereadoginapinkdressrunningupthestairsinachurchI’veneverbeeninbefore?
whydoIoftenflyinmydreams,asthoughIamdrivingacarthatdoesnotexist,inasittingpositiononlyafewfeetfromtheground?
Thefollowingisanevengreatermystery;whydodreamsfeelsorealwhenIamdreamingandshortlyafterIwakeup,butmakelesssensethelongerIamawake?
SometimesmydreamsreallytellastoryandIamcompletelyentertained.IsaytomyselfrightafterIwakeup,”Wow,thatwouldmakeagreatmovie.”Itrytoholdontothestory,butitisn’teasy.AssoonasIgetach