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Monday, May 11, 2009
Nice Somethings
Has your teacher ever done something for you that was really nice-- something he/she didn't have to do? Do you think it made you try harder in class for that teacher?
Yes, a teacher has done something for me, that I didn't expect.Well, when I was in elementary school,my first grade teacher took me and my big sister on a vacation to San Antonio.And I thanked her by trying my best in class and being respectful, through out the year. Janie 6th Northbrook Middle School
When I was on fifth grade, my teacher was very nice with me and all of my kids to well because when it was my birthday she always brought a cake or cupcakes,nachos,and juice(etc) well i think that was very nice of her and i think that i need to do something good for her and i think that i should take her to a restaraunt on her birthday for all the hard work she did for us and that is how I'm going to pay her. well yea!
Once a teacher got the hole class a ppresent. When almost the whole year we didn't treat her very nice,but she saw us like her own kids.We all treated her better and by the end of school we all got our grades up and got her a present.
Something nice that a teacher has done for me was reteaching a math lesson. She din't have to doit, I think she did it because she really wants me to be better on class. It did make me try harder in class.
Yes,a teacher in elementary did something for me that was very nice of her. when my brother had an accident and he was in the hospital i couldint do any work.it was very sad. and the teacher talked to me and she gave me cards to give to him.The next day she gave me a present to give to my brother;it was a prety cool toy car. that was wath he waneted for chrristmasand i gave it to him that was very nice of her to do that for me .
My faurth grade teacher has done lots of good stuff. But this time she did something no other teacher had done. We were in the park and these girls were bothering me saying stuff. She came and said, "Don't be telling stuff to this lil girls go tell that to the pricipal and lets see what she says." That was the best day ever.
Yes,my teacher has done something nice to me.My teacher has taught me many things that I didnt know,but they didnt have to.I wanted to try by myself so I can improve more.i wanted to show that teacher that i can do well now by myself.That way they know I can do well for the next school grade.
Yes in third grade, she was and will be my favorite teacher because is like she saved me from being with a mean teacher who i know hated me, for that i try my best not to fail and not get stuck with the other teacher next year because she teaches smart students. I still got stuck with her the next year and she almost flunk me but i went to summer school.
These are great comments- teachers usually decide to teach because they love kids. I am not surprised that you all have teachers who do very nice things for you.
Do you all think that most teachers take time to have good relationships with kids?
Yes, one day Mrs.Masten give us work but I was to lazy too do it. I didn't think it was important . Till one day she made it easier and that day I noticed how hard she was working. I felt sorry for her that we were not even thinking of her. So that day I began working as hard as I could. Angelica 6th Northbrook Middle School
My science teacher gives me M&M's wen I do a really good job.I keep getting more than 90's so she can be suprised or happy.I'll repay her by keeping up my grades. Ricardo 6 grade Northbrook Middle School
Yes, my teacher had given me extra points for including somethingthat nobody else in class had done.My teacher gave me those extra points in Language Arts for completely explaining how to solve, look for in the story, and prove how I got the answer right.She helped me try harder in Language Arts class, after that I always got good grades in Language Arts Class
The teacher that help me is my Band Diirector. He help'ed me when my trumpet's wasn't working because the valve were stuck and wont go out. So from there on , I plaid with my great sond and best effort and took care of my trumpet too.
My teacher Mrs. J Rivera gave us work to do, but I was so tired she told me that I could do the work tomorrow.Mrs. J Rivera made the work easier than ever. Mrs. J Rivera was so sorry for me because she saw my face, and she said if I was tired again.She told me that I should take it for homework.I was sad to see Mrs. Rivera sad.I promised that I would try harder and not be tired.
My sixth grade teacher always does nice things for me,and everyone else too.She always gives candy and treats to the people that do good on their tests.She is nice because she gives us candy ,eventhough she doesn't have to,and when she gives us the candy it encourages u sto do better on our test.
My sixth grade teacher has bev really nice She is really nice to me,she sawthast i was struggling with some math problems and i could'nt keep going with th eproblem so she helped me and then i finished.I toled her thanks.
My teacher helps me with my grades by giving me extra credit. Yes I do try harder in that class cause I knew I could do it but I had to really focusing in on it.
Daniela, Yeah!When I was in 4th grade.We were doing a math test, I wasn't sure what to do. But then my teacher was giving me a lot of examples and the answers, she don't supposed to give me the answers because it was a test grade. But when another teacher cam he was like "Daniela are you done?" and I was like "yeah". I was the first one who finish the test because the teacher helped me. but the next day I was paying attention to the other teacher.
We certainly have a lot of candy eaters out there! (I love candy too!) Teachers can also show they care by expecting kids to do well. It isn't always about making things easier, but about helping kids to do their very best-- no matter how hard the work might be.
Bullying is NOT good and nobody deserves to be bullied. I find that people bully because they don't feel good about themselves and want to make other people feel bad too. You hold your head high and refuse to be bullied. I think you should talk to someone that you trust and tell them you feel bullied. If there isn't anyone you feel like you can tell, write me back on this blog and we will figure something out. I have never met you but I can tell you are a wonderful person. I am here to listen and help in any way I can.
My math teacher gave us two days to do an assignment that was hard to do. She didn't have to give us two days, but she did because she is nice. I stayed after school those two days for help, and when she graded them i had a 96. I was happy because a 96 is better than a 70.
Yes my teachers have done something nice to me. She didn't have to do it. What my math teacher did was that whenever I was going through a hard time of my life with my family. She understood me,and she gave me extra time on my assignments I cried in her shoulder, and she hugged me whenever I nedded a hug,I really dont think she had to do this she could have just let me turn in the assignments at the same time the other people did but she didnt so I feel really good about it.
Yes, becuase sometimes my teachers stay afterschool to help me catch up. When they do stay afterschool it makes me try harder because they take their time to help you. Sometimes the teachers don't have to stay, but they do to help you get better. One time I was struggling on an objective, and my teacher said she doesn't stay on Thursdays which made me worried. After some minutes I told her that I needed help, and she stayed afterschool for me. For that reason it makes me try really hard.
This year at Northbrook Middle one teacher gave me $20.00 so I could buy my lunch at the university of A&M.This made me think that she cared and that I should try and do better in her class because she probably cares about my learning.This is one nice experience at Northbrook Middle school.
The two years I,ve been in Northbrook Middle have been some of the most exciting of my life. In 7th grade i had a teacher, one of the nicest teachers I have ever had. She did something no one else have ever done for me , not even my mom. When I had an accident in my hand they had to put stitches,so when I came to school I told my teacher what had happened. By that time I still had a big cast around my hand.So every day I came to school she helped me move my stuff around and the notes we took in class. She would write them for me, because I couldnt write with my left hand , and my right one had a cast. As days passed they finally took my cast off,and I was glad because I didnt want the teacher to get frustrated because of the help she was giving me.
In my science class we were told to make a straw tower. Our goal was to make the highest tower. My science teacher told us that if we got the highest tower, and all of our paper work was correct we could pick wherever we wanted to eat. My group won. My science teacher didn't have to do that, but she did anyway. I think that made us work harder to achieve our goal.
My Spanish teacher reported to me that I was failing his class,so I asked him how I could raise the grade. He went home and two days later he came back with a packet of words and problems for me to do. He told me if I finish this packet i would be making an A. From that day forth I have tried my hardest to pay attetion and to treat him like the awesome teacher he is. I have not gotten lower than a B in his class after.
My friend told me about this camp during the summer. It's a camp at ATM for an enjineering program. I had to fill out an application and it asked for a recommendation/reference letter from your science or math teacher. I asked my science teacher and she gladly wrote it. The camp sent a letter back and I got accepted with half a scholarship. As for my trying harder in the class, I think I try hard no matter what.
My science teacher told the class that whomever made the highest straw tower could win something like McDonalds or something like that.as you no we were doing a project with straws, clay, and a marble had to sit on top of the tower for 10 seconds. As you know my group won. We chose to get McDonalds. She didnt even have to give us a prize. It was sweet of her to do that. She spent money on us which teachers dont have to do,But she did. I really thank her for that. She is a good teacher. She makes me work hard and learn as much as i can. It not about what she did for us its about what she always does.She is sweet and helps us learn as much a possible.
My teacher is always doing something nice for the class. When she does these things it really makes me try harder because I feel like she really tries to help us understand the subject. She spends her time just talking with us, instead of just going home and doing her personal things. When we do projects it always involves lots of fun and sometimes candy. So that really gets me into the subject.
My math teacher has always done nice things for me like help me open my locker. Yes it did make me try harder in hr class. She is very nice and everytime i see her i thank her.
Yeah I have this teacher in my L.A. class she spends her whole time just to help me. That like the nicest thing that anyone has done for me. I like her because she cares about me, about my grades, about what I do. Thats why I like her because she is nice to me and I like that. Thank you Ms.Powers
The teacher that was really nice and did some thing to me really nice to me is when i lost 10 dollars in the 1st grade .She kindly lended me the money right after i could'nt find it.Then the next day i payed her back.
I am so excited to hear your teachers do nice things for you- teachers really love kids....that is why they want to teach. Angel, I love your comment. It sounds like Ms. Powers is very, very cool.
Yes Ms.Lambert She Was The Best Language Arts Teacher Ever.She ALways Knew How To Explain To Me How To Understand Writing And Thanks To All Her Help I Got Commended In The Writing Taks In Seventh Grade.
Yes............last year one of my teachers at swhs had me do extra credit so i can pass her class with a 70 for the semester. that made me work harder because she didnt have to do that but she did and i end up working my butt off the second semester and passed with a 82 with the same teacher.
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Yes,my math teacher taught me the lesson about five times so I can learn,because I really didn't get the math concept at first.
ReplyDeleteI think the langage arts teacher is great because of all she does.She reads many book to us and helps me with my work when ever i need it.
ReplyDeleteI think the langage arts teacher is great because of all she does.She reads many book to us and helps me with my work when ever i need it.
ReplyDeleteI think the langage arts teacher is great because of all she does.She reads many book to us and helps me with my work when ever i need it.
ReplyDeleteYes my language art teacher always reads a book to us.I now when she give me a book I should work hard as her.
ReplyDeleteA teacher did something nice to me by lending me a pencil that is something nice because i would not have one and i would get a bad grade.
ReplyDeleteMy teacher did something nice by giveing me a pencil, and it helped me! And if i didn't have a pencil i would have failed. Then I said thank you.
ReplyDeleteYes, a teacher has done something for me, that I didn't expect.Well, when I was in elementary school,my first grade teacher took me and my big sister on a vacation to San Antonio.And I thanked her by trying my best in class and being respectful, through out the year. Janie 6th Northbrook Middle School
ReplyDeleteWhen I was on fifth grade, my teacher was very nice with me and all of my kids to well because when it was my birthday she always brought a cake or cupcakes,nachos,and juice(etc) well i think that was very nice of her and i think that i need to do something good for her and i think that i should take her to a restaraunt on her birthday for all the hard work she did for us and that is how I'm going to pay her. well yea!
ReplyDeleteSomething nice that a teacher has done for me was reteaching a math lesson.
ReplyDeleteShe din't have to doit, I think she did it because she
Once a teacher got the hole class a ppresent. When almost the whole year we didn't treat her very nice,but she saw us like her own kids.We all treated her better and by the end of school we all got our grades up and got her a present.
ReplyDeleteSomething nice that a teacher has done for me was reteaching a math lesson.
ReplyDeleteShe din't have to doit, I think she did it because she really wants me to be better on class.
It did make me try harder in class.
Yes,a teacher in elementary did something for me that was very nice of her. when my brother had an accident and he was in the hospital i couldint do any work.it was very sad. and the teacher talked to me and she gave me cards to give to him.The next day she gave me a present to give to my brother;it was a prety cool toy car. that was wath he waneted for chrristmasand i gave it to him that was very nice of her to do that for me .
ReplyDeleteMy faurth grade teacher has done lots of good stuff. But this time she did something no other teacher had done. We were in the park and these girls were bothering me saying stuff. She came and said, "Don't be telling stuff to this lil girls go tell that to the pricipal and lets see what she says." That was the best day ever.
ReplyDeletemy band teachr has helped me by staying after shool and beeng patient with me to become a better band player, since then I have tried harder in class.
ReplyDeleteYes,my teacher has done something nice to me.My teacher has taught me many things that I didnt know,but they didnt have to.I wanted to try by myself so I can improve more.i wanted to show that teacher that i can do well now by myself.That way they know I can do well for the next school grade.
ReplyDeleteYes in third grade, she was and will be my favorite teacher because is like she saved me from being with a mean teacher who i know hated me, for that i try my best not to fail and not get stuck with the other teacher next year because she teaches smart students. I still got stuck with her the next year and she almost flunk me but i went to summer school.
ReplyDeleteThese are great comments- teachers usually decide to teach because they love kids. I am not surprised that you all have teachers who do very nice things for you.
ReplyDeleteDo you all think that most teachers take time to have good relationships with kids?
Yes, one day Mrs.Masten give us work but I was to lazy too do it. I didn't think it was important . Till one day she made it easier and that day I noticed how hard she was working. I felt sorry for her that we were not even thinking of her. So that day I began working as hard as I could.
ReplyDeleteAngelica
6th
Northbrook Middle School
My science teacher gives me M&M's wen I do a really good job.I keep getting more than 90's so she can be suprised or happy.I'll repay her by keeping up my grades.
ReplyDeleteRicardo
6 grade
Northbrook Middle School
My math teacher gives a pencile to me,if I forget to bring one.No,this dosen't make me try harder.
ReplyDeleteBrandon
My science teacher gave me M&Ms while I'm doing my work.It made me try even harder because I can have a snack on my side and do my work.
ReplyDeleteYes, my teacher had given me extra points for including somethingthat nobody else in class had done.My teacher gave me those extra points in Language Arts for completely explaining how to solve, look for in the story, and prove how I got the answer right.She helped me try harder in Language Arts class, after that I always got good grades in Language Arts Class
ReplyDeleteThe teacher that help me is my Band Diirector. He help'ed me when my trumpet's wasn't working because the valve were stuck and wont go out. So from there on , I plaid with my great sond and best effort and took care of my trumpet too.
ReplyDeleteMy teacher Mrs. J Rivera gave us work to do, but I was so tired she told me that I could do the work tomorrow.Mrs. J Rivera made the work easier than ever. Mrs. J Rivera was so sorry for me because she saw my face, and she said if I was tired again.She told me that I should take it for homework.I was sad to see Mrs. Rivera sad.I promised that I would try harder and not be tired.
ReplyDeleteMy sixth grade teacher always does nice things for me,and everyone else too.She always gives candy and treats to the people that do good on their tests.She is nice because she gives us candy ,eventhough she doesn't have to,and when she gives us the candy it encourages u sto do better on our test.
ReplyDeleteMy sixth grade teacher has bev really nice
ReplyDeleteShe is really nice to me,she sawthast i was struggling with some math problems and i could'nt keep going with th eproblem so she helped me and then i finished.I toled her thanks.
My teacher helps me with my grades by giving me extra credit. Yes I do try harder in that class cause I knew I could do it but I had to really focusing in on it.
ReplyDeleteDaniela,
ReplyDeleteYeah!When I was in 4th grade.We were doing a math test, I wasn't sure what to do. But then my teacher was giving me a lot of examples and the answers, she don't supposed to give me the answers because it was a test grade. But when another teacher cam he was like "Daniela are you done?" and I was like "yeah". I was the first one who finish the test because the teacher helped me. but the next day I was paying attention to the other teacher.
We certainly have a lot of candy eaters out there! (I love candy too!)
ReplyDeleteTeachers can also show they care by expecting kids to do well. It isn't always about making things easier, but about helping kids to do their very best-- no matter how hard the work might be.
Yes, my science teacher let me redo a paper & gave me a little honey bun which was very cool
ReplyDeleteScience is a lot of fun-- "redos" can be even better! I am glad to hear this.
ReplyDeleteI want to know if bullies leran to be nice to others? because I get bullied. Can bullies go to a another school that is only for bullies?
ReplyDeleteyour friend,
nerdjr
Bullying is NOT good and nobody deserves to be bullied. I find that people bully because they don't feel good about themselves and want to make other people feel bad too. You hold your head high and refuse to be bullied. I think you should talk to someone that you trust and tell them you feel bullied. If there isn't anyone you feel like you can tell, write me back on this blog and we will figure something out. I have never met you but I can tell you are a wonderful person. I am here to listen and help in any way I can.
ReplyDeleteMy teachers dont do those kinds of things...:(
ReplyDeleteWell thats not good! If your teacher did do nice things, what would that be? What would be the one thing a teacher could do that would be nice?
ReplyDeleteMy math teacher gave us two days to do an assignment that was hard to do. She didn't have to give us two days, but she did because she is nice. I stayed after school those two days for help, and when she graded them i had a 96. I was happy because a 96 is better than a 70.
ReplyDeleteYes my teachers have done something nice to me. She didn't have to do it. What my math teacher did was that whenever I was going through a hard time of my life with my family. She understood me,and she gave me extra time on my assignments I cried in her shoulder, and she hugged me whenever I nedded a hug,I really dont think she had to do this she could have just let me turn in the assignments at the same time the other people did but she didnt so I feel really good about it.
ReplyDeleteYes, becuase sometimes my teachers stay afterschool to help me catch up. When they do stay afterschool it makes me try harder because they take their time to help you. Sometimes the teachers don't have to stay, but they do to help you get better. One time I was struggling on an objective, and my teacher said she doesn't stay on Thursdays which made me worried. After some minutes I told her that I needed help, and she stayed afterschool for me. For that reason it makes me try really hard.
ReplyDeleteThis year at Northbrook Middle one teacher gave me $20.00 so I could buy my lunch at the university of A&M.This made me think that she cared and that I should try and do better in her class because she probably cares about my learning.This is one nice experience at Northbrook Middle school.
ReplyDeleteThe two years I,ve been in Northbrook Middle have been some of the most exciting of my life. In 7th grade i had a teacher, one of the nicest teachers I have ever had. She did something no one else have ever done for me , not even my mom. When I had an accident in my hand they had to put stitches,so when I came to school I told my teacher what had happened. By that time I still had a big cast around my hand.So every day I came to school she helped me move my stuff around and the notes we took in class. She would write them for me, because I couldnt write with my left hand , and my right one had a cast. As days passed they finally took my cast off,and I was glad because I didnt want the teacher to get frustrated because of the help she was giving me.
ReplyDeleteIn my science class we were told to make a straw tower. Our goal was to make the highest tower. My science teacher told us that if we got the highest tower, and all of our paper work was correct we could pick wherever we wanted to eat. My group won. My science teacher didn't have to do that, but she did anyway. I think that made us work harder to achieve our goal.
ReplyDeleteRyan
ReplyDelete8 Northbrook Middle
My Spanish teacher reported to me that I was failing his class,so I asked him how I could raise the grade. He went home and two days later he came back with a packet of words and problems for me to do. He told me if I finish this packet i would be making an A. From that day forth I have tried my hardest to pay attetion and to treat him like the awesome teacher he is. I have not gotten lower than a B in his class after.
My friend told me about this camp during the summer. It's a camp at ATM for an enjineering program. I had to fill out an application and it asked for a recommendation/reference letter from your science or math teacher. I asked my science teacher and she gladly wrote it. The camp sent a letter back and I got accepted with half a scholarship. As for my trying harder in the class, I think I try hard no matter what.
ReplyDeleteMy science teacher told the class that whomever made the highest straw tower could win something like McDonalds or something like that.as you no we were doing a project with straws, clay, and a marble had to sit on top of the tower for 10 seconds. As you know my group won. We chose to get McDonalds. She didnt even have to give us a prize. It was sweet of her to do that. She spent money on us which teachers dont have to do,But she did. I really thank her for that. She is a good teacher. She makes me work hard and learn as much as i can. It not about what she did for us its about what she always does.She is sweet and helps us learn as much a possible.
ReplyDeleteMy teacher is always doing something nice for the class. When she does these things it really makes me try harder because I feel like she really tries to help us understand the subject. She spends her time just talking with us, instead of just going home and doing her personal things. When we do projects it always involves lots of fun and sometimes candy. So that really gets me into the subject.
ReplyDeleteMy math teacher has always done nice things for me like help me open my locker. Yes it did make me try harder in hr class. She is very nice and everytime i see her i thank her.
ReplyDeleteYeah I have this teacher in my L.A. class she spends her whole time just to help me. That like the nicest thing that anyone has done for me. I like her because she cares about me, about my grades, about what I do. Thats why I like her because she is nice to me and I like that. Thank you Ms.Powers
ReplyDeleteThe teacher that was really nice and did some thing to me really nice to me is when i lost 10 dollars in the 1st grade .She kindly lended me the money right after i could'nt find it.Then the next day i payed her back.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to hear your teachers do nice things for you- teachers really love kids....that is why they want to teach. Angel, I love your comment. It sounds like Ms. Powers is very, very cool.
ReplyDeleteYes in 6th grad my social studies teacher always did things she didnt hav to du and i wanted to do my work to sho her i wuz learnin
ReplyDeleteYes Ms.Lambert She Was The Best Language Arts Teacher Ever.She ALways Knew How To Explain To Me How To Understand Writing And Thanks To All Her Help I Got Commended In The Writing Taks In Seventh Grade.
ReplyDeleteYes............last year one of my teachers at swhs had me do extra credit so i can pass her class with a 70 for the semester. that made me work harder because she didnt have to do that but she did and i end up working my butt off the second semester and passed with a 82 with the same teacher.
ReplyDelete