Comments on: Brother George and the Mid-Term http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/ Starting new conversations in the workplace! Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:24:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joyful Jubilant Learning http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Joyful Jubilant Learning Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:20:37 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1435 <strong>JJL back Then: Brother George and Terry Starbucker</strong> I hope you are enjoying our June theme as much as I am! Available dates for contributions are filling fast, and so if you have a story to tell about the learning from the men in your life, please do JJL back Then: Brother George and Terry Starbucker

I hope you are enjoying our June theme as much as I am! Available dates for contributions are filling fast, and so if you have a story to tell about the learning from the men in your life, please do

]]> By: Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:08:41 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1436 <strong>Our November Ho‘ohana; When Parenting Works</strong> Grand, glorious November, filled with grace and generous abundance; we are so grateful you have arrived! I am not very original with my Ho‘ohana for November. (Ho‘ohana is our monthly theme, and my work’s intention.) I am not very creative, Our November Ho‘ohana; When Parenting Works

Grand, glorious November, filled with grace and generous abundance; we are so grateful you have arrived! I am not very original with my Ho‘ohana for November. (Ho‘ohana is our monthly theme, and my work’s intention.) I am not very creative,

]]> By: Starbucker http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1434 Starbucker Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:57:49 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1434 Thanks Chris for your comment. Your story put a smile on my face this morning. Yes, there is a big difference between teaching and educating. Thank goodness for educators like Brother George (and that principal!). All the best. Thanks Chris for your comment. Your story put a smile on my face this morning. Yes, there is a big difference between teaching and educating. Thank goodness for educators like Brother George (and that principal!). All the best.

]]> By: Chris http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Chris Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:48:45 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1433 Terry Yours has been a highlight amongst some great articles in the last couple of weeks so thanks for sharing. When this little story arrived in my Inbox this week, I was caused to think of Brother George, and so I share it with you. You've got to love this School Principal According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Priceless! Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror. There are teachers....and then there are educators Thanks again Terry Terry
Yours has been a highlight amongst some great articles in the last couple of weeks so thanks for sharing.
When this little story arrived in my Inbox this week, I was caused to think of Brother George, and so I share it with you.
You’ve got to love this School Principal
According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem.
A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.
Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.
Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night.
To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required.
He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it.
Priceless!
Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
There are teachers….and then there are educators
Thanks again Terry

]]> By: Starbucker http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1432 Starbucker Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:54:52 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1432 Toni, I'm very thankful for your kind words. You are so correct, I really wanted to do this story with reverence, and I'm glad you picked up on that. I'm also pleased that it sparked so many memories for folks like yourself who read this story. Mahalo to you too! Toni, I’m very thankful for your kind words. You are so correct, I really wanted to do this story with reverence, and I’m glad you picked up on that. I’m also pleased that it sparked so many memories for folks like yourself who read this story. Mahalo to you too!

]]> By: toni http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 toni Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:22:34 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1431 I must admit Terry that I have read your article multiple times and have been too awed to write a comment. Your story for me was poignant and at once struck a deep chord in my own memory of a great teacher. Mahalo for bringing these memories back to the foremind with such reverence. Mahalo for writing such a beautiful and genuine story of appreciation. I must admit Terry that I have read your article multiple times and have been too awed to write a comment. Your story for me was poignant and at once struck a deep chord in my own memory of a great teacher. Mahalo for bringing these memories back to the foremind with such reverence. Mahalo for writing such a beautiful and genuine story of appreciation.

]]> By: Starbucker http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1430 Starbucker Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:47:01 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1430 Yes Kirsten, getting the proper amount of caffiene for those all-nighters is really important :-) Thank you for your comment - it's so interesting to hear all these other "tough teacher" stories and how important they were to our learning; you bet those folks were doing us a (very critical) favor! All the best. Yes Kirsten, getting the proper amount of caffiene for those all-nighters is really important :-) Thank you for your comment – it’s so interesting to hear all these other “tough teacher” stories and how important they were to our learning; you bet those folks were doing us a (very critical) favor! All the best.

]]> By: Kirsten Harrell, Psy.D. http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1429 Kirsten Harrell, Psy.D. Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:14:19 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1429 I love the teacher stories... I had several teachers who inspired me to love learning and I am grateful to them all. I had one of those "tough teachers" in high school chemistry. Everyone complained about him, but I liked him - probably because he like me. He saw that I loved to learn and he appreciated that. I always thought the ones who challenged us the most were doing us a favor. As for the "all-nighters" in college - I pulled an all-nighter to study for a final and then went to the final and fell asleep! I may have been prepared, but I failed the exam because I slept thought it! :0 I must not have had enough coffee. After that experience I vowed that I would always get enough sleep before a test - even if I wasn't fully prepared... I would certainly do better if I was awake! :) I love the teacher stories… I had several teachers who inspired me to love learning and I am grateful to them all. I had one of those “tough teachers” in high school chemistry. Everyone complained about him, but I liked him – probably because he like me. He saw that I loved to learn and he appreciated that. I always thought the ones who challenged us the most were doing us a favor.
As for the “all-nighters” in college – I pulled an all-nighter to study for a final and then went to the final and fell asleep! I may have been prepared, but I failed the exam because I slept thought it! :0 I must not have had enough coffee. After that experience I vowed that I would always get enough sleep before a test – even if I wasn’t fully prepared… I would certainly do better if I was awake! :)

]]> By: Starbucker http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1428 Starbucker Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:21:54 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1428 Phil and Blaine, thanks for your teacher stories! Much like the both of you my mind has been full of images these last few days of several other teachers that were important to my learning life(although maybe not as important as Brother George), like the nuns I described to Rosa in an earlier comment. Each one of them made a contribution to the "construction of me". The tipping point indeed! Thanks again for keeping this conversation going. Phil and Blaine, thanks for your teacher stories! Much like the both of you my mind has been full of images these last few days of several other teachers that were important to my learning life(although maybe not as important as Brother George), like the nuns I described to Rosa in an earlier comment. Each one of them made a contribution to the “construction of me”. The tipping point indeed! Thanks again for keeping this conversation going.

]]> By: Blaine Collins http://talkingstory.org/2006/09/brother-george-and-the-mid-term/comment-page-1/#comment-1427 Blaine Collins Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:18:18 +0000 http://talkingstory.org/?p=529#comment-1427 Terry, Your post has certainly hit the tipping point in making us travel down memory lane. Reading Phil's latest comment inspired me to share just one more teacher story. When I was in the 9th grade, my science teacher (who's name I cannot summon) shook the very foundations of my existence. He informed me, quite politely, that most people did not believe that the universe was created in 6 days. Having spent every day of my 14 years in what we called the buckle of the Bible belt, I was shocked that anyone would say such a thing. I'll never forget his coaching tone. He knew that I was a bright fellow who had simply been sheltered regarding modern science. He slowly, deliberately explained concepts that were huge at the time: that people have different beliefs; that being open to new ideas and evidence were valuable traits; that science and personal values were not at odds but rather addressing different aspects of life. The world changed for me that day; it grew exponentially. That day allowed me to question, to probe. It allowed me to become comfortable with uncertainty. It gave me permission to change my mind, to not always know absolute truth. As Phil put it, "Its much of the reason I am why I am today." Terry, Your post has certainly hit the tipping point in making us travel down memory lane. Reading Phil’s latest comment inspired me to share just one more teacher story.
When I was in the 9th grade, my science teacher (who’s name I cannot summon) shook the very foundations of my existence. He informed me, quite politely, that most people did not believe that the universe was created in 6 days. Having spent every day of my 14 years in what we called the buckle of the Bible belt, I was shocked that anyone would say such a thing.
I’ll never forget his coaching tone. He knew that I was a bright fellow who had simply been sheltered regarding modern science. He slowly, deliberately explained concepts that were huge at the time: that people have different beliefs; that being open to new ideas and evidence were valuable traits; that science and personal values were not at odds but rather addressing different aspects of life.
The world changed for me that day; it grew exponentially. That day allowed me to question, to probe. It allowed me to become comfortable with uncertainty. It gave me permission to change my mind, to not always know absolute truth. As Phil put it, “Its much of the reason I am why I am today.”

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