The nicest thing someone's ever done for meIn amongst all the tales of bitterness and poo, we occasionally get fluffy stories that bring a small tear to our internet-jaded eyes.
In celebration of this, what is the nicest thing someone's done for you? Whether you thoroughly deserved it or it came out of the blue, tell us of heartwarming, selfless acts by others.
Failing that, what nice things have you done for other people, whether they liked it or not?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 16:14)
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TeachersThis could almost qualify as a "Teacher" type post, but, bear with me.
I've had, over the years, some good and bad teachers. This post is for the best ones:
Mr Thompson, my old German teacher. He stood up to a ton of abuse and ridicule from my classmates and he gave as good as he got - he pigeon-holed a stack of grief in extra homework, etc for me and my friend Lorna. I saw it as us being singled out (we were troublemakers to be fair), but I did it anyway.
Mr Kaufmann, my old English teacher. The same, but far harsher on me and Lorna.
Maureen Beattie, my old college teacher. She was nurturing and encouraging - she also proofread a lot of my University work and as a result of some of her teachings, I no longer use the words "stuff" or "things" in written work.
Phil Roddis, my University lecturer. Who made sure I understood what he taught, guided me on things that weren't his subject, put a roof over my head when I was mugged at University and I had to leave my Uni house in a big hurry (thereby meaning I could continue my course - took a lot to swallow that pride).
That names but 4 - My point?
These 4 teachers, lecturers, tutors - whatever you like to term them as - gave me something very important - the ability to learn and be taught.
What they've done for me? They helped me understand the importance of education (didn't always see it at the time though) and went out of their way to ensure that I learnt and applied myself to the best of my ability. They made sure I didn't slip into being a "waster" and that my talents and abilities were not wasted.
Nowadays I'm an IT consultant - something, I'm sure, I would not have become had it not been for these teachers.
(, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 15:41, 2 replies)
The secret of life is to learn.Without teachers..there would be no other profession.
(, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 16:43, closed)
Exceptprostitution.
(, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 11:20, closed)
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