tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post7430974305010262218..comments2024-03-12T11:58:30.386-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Enforced school-year hiatus already begunContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-86900562584703382292009-10-25T19:50:47.512-06:002009-10-25T19:50:47.512-06:00I have a million advices, Wallawallawhale, just no...I have a million advices, Wallawallawhale, just not much time to give them.<br />1. Tell friend not to give up drinking yet. Or to take it up. Just not during the week.<br />2. Don't let negative people get you down. Remember you're better than that & can develop immunities.<br />3. Do give up on lists of great teaching ideas that they'll never let you do or have time for and concentrate on systems of organization, especially for all the <i>mierda.<br />Ya stufa,</i><br />RudyChGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-42802399064009069942009-10-25T18:49:51.059-06:002009-10-25T18:49:51.059-06:00This was good to read. I have a friend who is teac...This was good to read. I have a friend who is teaching his first year, 1st grade - 22 students. He moved to a new city, Houston, to take the job and I see it's rough for him... any words of advice I could share?BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072268755953585811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-63023598867431609142009-10-25T06:11:23.812-06:002009-10-25T06:11:23.812-06:00You put out a lot of good words there, Juan.
Okay...You put out a lot of good words there, Juan.<br /><br />Okay, you've got me hooked; ask Luis if he wants to send me the <i>poema.</i><br /><br />You too should consider contributing.<br /><br /><i>Mil gracias,</i><br />RudyChGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-62407074391019863122009-10-24T19:12:52.442-06:002009-10-24T19:12:52.442-06:00Rudy G. My heart goes out to
you. I admire yo...Rudy G. My heart goes out to<br />you. I admire you for sticking<br />it out in public schools. I did<br />high school for ten years and<br />there were days when it was Hell!<br />My experience is that some wimpy<br />administrators cater to parents and<br />athletes. There are times when<br />teachers get no support. My<br />admiration is based on the<br />knowledge that I know how tough<br />and rough it can get. Te admiro,<br />Rudy. Please stay healthy --- and<br />stick it out. I once quit the<br />classroom to be a nursing home<br />administrator (fifteen years).<br />Went from orphans to widows.<br />I remember one Aztec Princess<br />who said: "tanto trabajo para<br />mercar este rinconcito ajeno".<br />La Bloga is my daily tortilla.<br />I go there every day to keep up!<br />Y confieso que admiro mucho a<br />Luis Urrea. Luis has an article<br />on Juarez/El Paso in November<br />issue of Playboy. Well done,<br />Luis! Luis also has a story in<br />"Phoenix Noir". And Luis <br />remembers his Tijuana Dompe<br />Days. He still looks after<br />the kids at Tijuana Dump.<br />Una sugerencia. Luis has<br />written a poem: "Valley of the<br />Palms". I would love to see it<br />published at La Bloga. Vale<br />la pena. De veras! And it's<br />not long. If you wish --- I'll<br />ask him to send it to you for<br />possible publication in La Bloga.<br />It's an uplifting poem about a<br />child who lives at the Dump.<br />It's a love poem. Very well<br />done. One of Luis' best. And he<br />*is* a very good poet.<br /> I applaud your efforts as a<br />teacher, Rudy.<br /> I still remember a Texas <br />student (in San Marcos) who<br />was embarrassed to speak Engish.<br />She always said "my English isn't<br />good enough". The nuns at a school in Seguin had convinced<br />her that she was incapable of<br />learning "correct" English.<br />One summer she went to Jalisco<br />to improve her Spanish language<br />skills and the "profesor" there<br />almost convinced her (that<br />because she was Mexican-American,<br />she would never speak "correct"<br />Spanish. That young lady <br />persisted (just as you have)<br />and became a teacher. She<br />guided a lot of young ones<br />during her many years of service.<br /> I'm sorry that it's as bad<br />as it is! Your contribution is <br />a Big Asset to our Colorado<br />kids.<br /> Thank you also for all<br />that you have done at La Bloga.<br />Te lo agradezco.<br /> Con todo respeto, Juan Sanchez<br /><br />p.s. I would like to close with <br />a quote from one of my favorite<br />poets (Jose Marti):<br /><br /> "Con los pobres de la tierra<br /> Quiero yo mi suerte echar.<br /> El arroyo de la sierra<br /> Me complace mas que el mar."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-41756509037049671682009-10-24T10:48:59.012-06:002009-10-24T10:48:59.012-06:00No disagreement with you in general, poetryguy, it...No disagreement with you in general, poetryguy, it's just that with low-income kids, putting something in their stomachs is obligatory, even if it's not optimally nutritious.<br /><br />In the realm of liquids, milk beats <i>choco</i>, strawberry milk, gatorade or sweetened juice concoctions, at least, to my knowledge.<br /><br />RudyChGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-43821033797053379942009-10-24T10:11:55.566-06:002009-10-24T10:11:55.566-06:00Milk is for baby cows. Teach your kids not to dri...Milk is for baby cows. Teach your kids not to drink milk at all.poetryguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149230102676486556noreply@blogger.com