tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post8830592092512844769..comments2023-10-29T10:40:05.820-06:00Comments on Adventures & Misadventures of Daily Living: Letters from Your Twelve Year-Old SelfTeachinfourthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624243991120542485noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-58057776770038538452011-09-13T14:22:25.368-06:002011-09-13T14:22:25.368-06:00My teacher had me do this my senior year of high s...My teacher had me do this my senior year of high school, and four years later when I was graduating College, I got the letter I had written to myself as an 18 year old. I had completely forgotten about the letter, and it was a great experience to read what I had written in high school and to see how much I had changed. You are an amazing photographer and sound like a truely amazing teacher!! We need more teachers like yoU!!Erin Shroyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934914770875996739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-60234005499641460452011-06-02T22:43:20.284-06:002011-06-02T22:43:20.284-06:00something tells me you are a badass teacher, mr. z...something tells me you are a badass teacher, mr. z.jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148220405743339501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-25669944488796864302011-05-28T10:31:57.720-06:002011-05-28T10:31:57.720-06:00I am so thankful they have a teacher like you. So ...I am so thankful they have a teacher like you. So very, very thankful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-82676705621395609972011-05-25T12:51:00.585-06:002011-05-25T12:51:00.585-06:00I have to tell you that my government teacher from...I have to tell you that my government teacher from 12th grade had us write letters to ourselves on the last day of our senior year and then she held onto them for 10 years. I totally forgot about the letter until it arrived at my parent's house 10 years later, as promised. <br /><br />I couldn't stop crying as I read it...my life had turned out so differently than I had planned. In a good way, though. <br /><br />I still have that letter in a safe place.<br /><br />This is such a wonderful gift you are giving your students!! And I love that one of them came back and saw you after all those years. You sound like an amazing teacher!!!!Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743718606624231459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-74445003259282609952011-05-25T12:25:55.814-06:002011-05-25T12:25:55.814-06:00I love this idea. I just had my Young Women do thi...I love this idea. I just had my Young Women do this. I had them write a letter to themselves to be opened on their wedding day so I had them write their testimonies and then what they had hoped for in a future husband and things like that.<br /><br />Two-fold - the letter that will be meaningful, but then it means I get an invite to the wedding : )mCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16252684152629825538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-47855938451878510562011-05-24T14:27:20.158-06:002011-05-24T14:27:20.158-06:00What a great idea! :)What a great idea! :)Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957926257425316932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-13300633172022083362011-05-23T23:55:18.877-06:002011-05-23T23:55:18.877-06:00call me completely insane. this post made me cry, ...call me completely insane. this post made me cry, really big tears, yet wasn't sad. what the heck, man? such a brilliant idea. i wish i had such a letter, yet i guess my diaries from age 12 will have to do, too bad all i ever talked about were movie and tv stars back then, i guess it was my escape from reality or something.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076912971009055017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-88716459661630003232011-05-23T21:06:30.480-06:002011-05-23T21:06:30.480-06:00Very nice. It is clear that you are interested in...Very nice. It is clear that you are interested in teaching the "whole child."<br /><br />You're awesome, Mr. Z.!Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-62968398140759805202011-05-23T18:04:44.761-06:002011-05-23T18:04:44.761-06:00True time travel. I wish I could read something I...True time travel. I wish I could read something I wrote that long ago. This is a brilliant idea. I hope all you students appreciate it.Cheeseboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358419997798632644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-8192236921122283682011-05-23T17:45:52.084-06:002011-05-23T17:45:52.084-06:00I love this idea.
When I was 15 or 16, I wrote a ...I love this idea.<br /><br />When I was 15 or 16, I wrote a list of things that I wanted to do and not do when I was a parent. You know, things like not get mad if my kid came home past curfew, listen to only cool music, wear cute "non-mom" clothes, etc. I came upon this list a couple of years ago and it made me laugh. It was interesting too, seeing how your perspective changes.tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849649019416902710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-27718525924292845522011-05-23T17:21:35.971-06:002011-05-23T17:21:35.971-06:00I did this when I was a student. It was awesome to...I did this when I was a student. It was awesome to get my letter. I am so glad you have your students write letters to themselves!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921763228986493287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-42027843433420360402011-05-23T15:11:04.952-06:002011-05-23T15:11:04.952-06:00I wish my 12 year old self would have done this, b...I wish my 12 year old self would have done this, but I am glad that the Ash-man got to. I hope he shares his with me when he gets it in just a mere 6 years. And I hope it's not full of things about Pokemon or Mushroom Men. ;)Richard & Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948731851516592946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-61260155015331448102011-05-23T10:19:58.461-06:002011-05-23T10:19:58.461-06:00I can remember writing that sort of letter years a...I can remember writing that sort of letter years ago in Young Women's........ I wonder where it is.........Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904348716444211746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-72541209200694897452011-05-23T09:43:46.845-06:002011-05-23T09:43:46.845-06:00My mancub loved getting his letter this year. He ...My mancub loved getting his letter this year. He had included a bunch of pictures and even a note from one of his classmates. One of my favorite lines in his letter was, 'I hope you have better handwriting than this.' Funny thing is, his writing is pretty much unchanged.<br /><br />Pure awesomeness.Gerbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103247512887532095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-19158364209976856942011-05-23T08:27:33.931-06:002011-05-23T08:27:33.931-06:00Absolutely brilliant sir!!!Absolutely brilliant sir!!!Oilfield Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527580828815598952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-63757185980123147472011-05-23T08:05:53.767-06:002011-05-23T08:05:53.767-06:00Beautiful! It would be neat if that young man wou...Beautiful! It would be neat if that young man would visit your class when you assign it to your next year students. He could explain how important that letter was to him.shari1172https://www.blogger.com/profile/03210506957402979257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-3569532408816631022011-05-23T06:57:24.897-06:002011-05-23T06:57:24.897-06:00K - Thanks. You realize that I miss you, too, righ...K - Thanks. You realize that I miss you, too, right?<br /><br />L - I just wish that one of my teachers would have had me do this when I was a kid. I discovered that most of what I do for my students is simply because these are the things I wish I'd have had.<br /><br />K - I've had students come back disappointed that they didn't write more than they did...when they were in the 6th grade they looked at it like an assignment and didn't put a lot of effort into it. Some did though and were glad. There interesting thing is is that in the three years I've sent letters out now I've only had about 4 kids come back to visit.<br /><br />But then again, those 4 are those I really wanted to see again.<br /><br />E - I would be honored if you would.<br /><br />J - I've been known to 'borrow' ideas from other teachers occasionally, too. Feel free to use this idea...it was hard not to send the letters earlier the first few years and just leave them in the box, because nothing was being mailed out for six years when I started this; also, one year I forgot to have the kids write letters because it was still a pretty novel idea to me.<br /><br />K - I gathered that this was a big thing for him, you know? A letter from across time from himself when he was 12? It was like having a conversation with himself and linking himself with his childhood...this was kind of a big thing and he felt overwhelmed at the idea and excited, yet didn't want to be disappointed as well if he hadn't written something worthwhile.<br /><br />B - It was also theraputic for me. For the first few years I wrote a letter as well and put it in the box as well. In fact, the first year I went to mail them I found one envelope without a name, address, and it wasn't sealed. I was thinking, "Man, who did this?" I opened the letter and saw that it was from ME!<br /><br />I read over the letter from myself as a beginning teacher. In the six years that had passed I'd grown, changed, and become a completely different person in many areas of my life. I'd asked myself questions, told myself how I was feeling at the time, and reminded myself if certain things.<br /><br />It was great to get a letter from myself.Teachinfourthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624243991120542485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-39612500628065279182011-05-23T05:42:49.986-06:002011-05-23T05:42:49.986-06:00Great idea! Especially if you have students like m...Great idea! Especially if you have students like mine and are having mixed emotions about leaving the security of elementary school and going on to the middle school.mamahasspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049292242708654609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-55572515022733210272011-05-23T05:38:11.691-06:002011-05-23T05:38:11.691-06:00Makes me curious as to why your student didn't...Makes me curious as to why your student didn't want to read what he wrote when he was 12. Nice post.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338688515732965297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-29426609751885208702011-05-23T05:14:53.276-06:002011-05-23T05:14:53.276-06:00You are a seriously awesome teacher. I am so inspi...You are a seriously awesome teacher. I am so inspired by what you do! (You know that is teacher-speak for I am stealing your ideas.)<br /><br />Have a great week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-62588562902302204902011-05-23T04:24:26.140-06:002011-05-23T04:24:26.140-06:00Also, would you mind if I share this on my faceboo...Also, would you mind if I share this on my facebook? thankseminikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339437462946700954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-10725134472397172542011-05-23T04:22:14.636-06:002011-05-23T04:22:14.636-06:00Beautiful :)
As a future teacher myself, I find yo...Beautiful :)<br />As a future teacher myself, I find your posts about you and your students very inspirational. I hope I can be a teacher as wonderful as you are one day. And I hope I can help my students make a difference in their own lives, their own future. <br />Thank you so much for sharing this.eminikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339437462946700954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-39587256596201609452011-05-23T00:28:37.657-06:002011-05-23T00:28:37.657-06:00I understand why he was hesitant to read his lette...I understand why he was hesitant to read his letter. I don't know what my 6th grade self would have written to me, but I am certain I haven't lived up to her expectations.Karen M. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972093977468313631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-6006219017375504092011-05-23T00:16:46.395-06:002011-05-23T00:16:46.395-06:00Entirely brilliant.Entirely brilliant.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969566115485184296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868710073251050332.post-16348872914628370312011-05-23T00:05:59.582-06:002011-05-23T00:05:59.582-06:00I love this idea. Just another confirmation of ho...I love this idea. Just another confirmation of how amazing of a teacher you are. Have I told you lately that I miss you?? Cuz I do :)Dallas and Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672841441990003635noreply@blogger.com