tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post5563506464989269960..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: The Lansdowne Letters: On the Horns of a Dilemma Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-49767545804524610042017-04-05T09:04:26.873-06:002017-04-05T09:04:26.873-06:00I didn't have to know him to see your father w...I didn't have to know him to see your father was a great human being, and I never related to those Dick and Jane books either. I remembering wondering why my life wasn't like theirs. Not a good way to begin school life. I also look forward to your stories. You are collecting into a book, right? I hope so. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-25299584877710644692017-04-04T16:21:39.732-06:002017-04-04T16:21:39.732-06:00Thanks, Stacy! I'm so glad that I got to spen...Thanks, Stacy! I'm so glad that I got to spend my career in the company of children. They are such pure souls! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-68674315621105923972017-04-04T16:20:39.909-06:002017-04-04T16:20:39.909-06:00Hi, Peggy! Thank you for your kind words! I have...Hi, Peggy! Thank you for your kind words! I have such fun hunting down photos that I can use. I hope all is well with you, Don, and Sadie. XOXOX!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-8242164462803723032017-04-04T14:48:19.255-06:002017-04-04T14:48:19.255-06:00Amazing post! I find this all so interesting! I fe...Amazing post! I find this all so interesting! I feel really bad for the Native children and for your father! Good for you, becoming a teacher too! Big Hugs! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-74732308843332483782017-04-04T10:50:55.841-06:002017-04-04T10:50:55.841-06:00I know that you were a great teacher and teaching ...I know that you were a great teacher and teaching is certainly in your blood. You adapted that lesson masterfully. It is so hard for me to imagine how to relay information from those texts to make it relevant to the those children. Your father taught you well. I love the pictures that you add to your stories to make this tale come alive. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610347687911147219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-182542088423499152017-04-03T19:15:45.885-06:002017-04-03T19:15:45.885-06:00Thanks for your lovely comment, Sheena-kay! I was...Thanks for your lovely comment, Sheena-kay! I was just getting ready to start my IWSG post and saw I had a new comment on this post. It gave me a shot of determination to tackle it! Have a good one, my friend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-73942337114843737162017-04-03T17:55:27.127-06:002017-04-03T17:55:27.127-06:00This post was so lovely. I could feel the generati...This post was so lovely. I could feel the generations of dedication to teaching. My mother is a teacher as well.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-1240140051635213932017-04-01T10:12:14.110-06:002017-04-01T10:12:14.110-06:00Happy Saturday to two of my favorite guys and one ...Happy Saturday to two of my favorite guys and one sweet SD! I had a lot of sympathy for our special ed teachers, Jim. Like you, their biggest problem was getting teachers to implement the learning strategies they recommended whatever the learning difficulties were. And our special ed teachers loved working with me! I was open to most things. <br /><br />Where I balked was identifying boys as ADHD because I thought many were just squirrelly because they were boys who needed to move more and not sit quietly and still at desks all day. So my personal accommodations were to take my kiddos out myself for an extra recess and to incorporate movement into my lessons. I was notorious for my grammar jumping jacks where we conjugated verbs (oh so old-fashioned!) to jumping jacks. I actually broke my foot doing that one day ~ LOL We also had shake breaks where I'd put on Otis Redding's "Shake," and we'd all dance. Some kids thought I was nutty when that happened the first time or two, but I'd nearly always have little boys doing the worm on the floor. Okay I better stop, because I miss my energetic kidlets. We had so much fun! Have a great weekend, my friend! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-35750758371999853862017-04-01T09:46:17.967-06:002017-04-01T09:46:17.967-06:00Hi, Janie! I hope that you are in the middle of a...Hi, Janie! I hope that you are in the middle of a great weekend! Thanks for all your kind words! I'm fortunate to have lovely photos of my parents from their honeymoon. That was the last time that they took lots of photos of themselves at one time. After that there wasn't a lot of money for buying and processing film. Sending you a big hug!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-88597676331679282502017-04-01T09:34:09.853-06:002017-04-01T09:34:09.853-06:00Hey Pat! Hope all's well where you're at!...Hey Pat! Hope all's well where you're at! I started high school in a new town (Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia) with my mother as my homeroom teacher for grade nine. Since there was only one grade nine class, I had no choice. And my father was my principal! How would you like that? LOL Have a great weekend, my friend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-3011370296327330762017-04-01T09:22:27.298-06:002017-04-01T09:22:27.298-06:00We both learned such wonderful life lessons from o...We both learned such wonderful life lessons from our parents, didn't we, Jean? I hope all is well with you and Hugh and that you are feeling better. Enjoy your fall weekend. We have spring snow here today. Sending you both hugs and head scratches for the kitties.Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-41844390515271145542017-04-01T09:20:25.551-06:002017-04-01T09:20:25.551-06:00Hi, Adam! That's how teachers' children a...Hi, Adam! That's how teachers' children are handled in our district. A teacher's child went into another teacher's classroom. I hope that you and Daisy have a fun weekend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-4264683508041331822017-04-01T08:50:18.436-06:002017-04-01T08:50:18.436-06:00Happy Saturday morning, my cherished Montreal frie...Happy Saturday morning, my cherished Montreal friend! Thanks for your constant encouragement and support. It means a great deal to me. Wishing you a lovely weekend and sending you hugs!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-91292348032642425082017-04-01T08:03:23.132-06:002017-04-01T08:03:23.132-06:00Thanks, Debra! I will be forever grateful for the...Thanks, Debra! I will be forever grateful for the rich and rewarding career I had as a second/third grade teacher. Children are wonderful human beings, and I learned more from them than I ever taught. Enjoy your weekend!<br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-90166967155764785262017-04-01T07:56:10.897-06:002017-04-01T07:56:10.897-06:00I hope you are enjoying a relaxing Saturday mornin...I hope you are enjoying a relaxing Saturday morning, Alex! We're having a snowy, stay-at-home day. The teacher in me thinks that that space-travel-around-Mars lesson may have percolated in your subconscious for years and had an impact, because look what you've done! You've written a popular sci-fi series, some of which has been translated into Turkish, and it's chock full of pilots traveling on and around planets and in space. That was one of the things I enjoyed most in your books, the vivid and clever take on traveling in space, the immediacy of the space battle scenes, the jumping. OMG! Something to consider!<br /> Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-60840662977938169262017-04-01T07:38:34.207-06:002017-04-01T07:38:34.207-06:00Such a valuable 'lesson' to learn, Louise,...Such a valuable 'lesson' to learn, Louise, and something that stayed with you throughout your career.<br /> I spent most of my teaching career adapting curriculum for students with learning difficulties. That was the easy part! The difficult part was convincing their teachers to do so as well.<br />Your passion for teaching is 'in your blood'......what a legacy you have built and your parents are grinning from ear to ear at your accomplishments.<br />What a great post.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-54314349297904153832017-03-31T14:02:08.325-06:002017-03-31T14:02:08.325-06:00Oh, how wonderful that your parents were such exce...Oh, how wonderful that your parents were such excellent teachers. How skilled your father was, in particular. It's beautiful that you have teaching in your blood, and I can tell you do because of the way your write your posts. I learn so much from you. The photo of your parents is great. What lovely smiles!<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-74225343866803193262017-03-31T12:03:27.702-06:002017-03-31T12:03:27.702-06:00Being able to relate and teach relevant things is ...Being able to relate and teach relevant things is sure a win indeed. I'd run if my parents were teachers lol but he sure knew what he was doing and influenced you all the more for it.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-17393559181307354992017-03-31T10:03:44.741-06:002017-03-31T10:03:44.741-06:00I agree, what use is a book with things that the c...I agree, what use is a book with things that the children will NEVER see in their lifetime. great adaptation to have canoe, ice, snowshoes, and other rules that relate to life there. You were innovative, and the legacy passed on from your Mum and specially your Dad will always be with you, no matter what life situation.Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-86644486111832052912017-03-31T09:54:54.688-06:002017-03-31T09:54:54.688-06:00My kindergarten teacher had a son my age and grade...My kindergarten teacher had a son my age and grade. But he was taught by a different teacher Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-83526129194278577052017-03-31T08:34:25.921-06:002017-03-31T08:34:25.921-06:00Such a great post, Louise, and the photo of your p...Such a great post, Louise, and the photo of your parents on their honeymoon is gorgeous!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-3125176697120419752017-03-31T06:53:15.168-06:002017-03-31T06:53:15.168-06:00It's so wonderful that you carried on your par...It's so wonderful that you carried on your parents' (and family's) tradition of being educators by becoming a teacher yourself!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-39357626027488285872017-03-31T04:47:38.396-06:002017-03-31T04:47:38.396-06:00Relating the lesson to the kids is so important. O...Relating the lesson to the kids is so important. Otherwise, it's gibberish. Like us learning all the rules of space travel around Mars. Your dad was ahead of his time and helped you to be a better teacher as well.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com