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    Words & Sentences to describe fellow PT'ers

    I thought maybe this would be a neat idea and a nice gift for everyone who wants to be involved.

    I remember back in Middle School our teacher would hand out a list of everyone's names. Beside the person's name we'd write something we like about the person, or something we think of them as. (NICE THINGS)

    So, what I was thinking that everyone who wants to participate posts their PT screenname then their real name.

    Like this.

    Kfamr(KayAnn)

    There will be a deadline to post your name, and then when that deadline is up, i'll make a list of all the names and post it. Everyone who is on the list, will copy that list and paste it in a PM to me. After you paste it, type something nice about the person, next to their name.

    When everyone's sent me their list with comments, i'll make a list of what everyone said about each person and PM it to them.

    I'm thinking the 10th (next week) will be the deadline to post your name. The 17th the deadline to send your comments to me.
    That way, i'll have enough time to put together and send the lists by PM.


    Yay or Nay?

    ~Kay, Athena, Ace, Kiara, Mufasa, & Alice!
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    Yay!

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    Cool idea, Kay!

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    NAY for me:
    But let me take a minute to say why:
    IF I were on the list, I am certain that there would be some people on the list that I did not know making it hard to say something about them. But leaving their name blank would make me feel strange.
    Give that some thought as to how it should be handled in case someone else comes up with this problem when doing their list.
    .

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    Originally posted by jenluckenbach
    NAY for me:
    But let me take a minute to say why:
    IF I were on the list, I am certain that there would be some people on the list that I did not know making it hard to say something about them. But leaving their name blank would make me feel strange.
    Give that some thought as to how it should be handled in case someone else comes up with this problem when doing their list.
    I second that. It's not that big of a deal but it may become awkward. Perhaps you can do it the way we do the "When was the last time you..." and the "Compliment" thread?

    I don't care either way...I think it's a great idea!


    Thank you Wolfie!

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    Have you all read this (or a variation of it)? I think it was in a Chicken Soup book, too.

    http://vietnamtourism.hypermart.net/Teacher's%20Treasured%20Lesson interesting link, too.

    He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School
    in Morris, Minn. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark
    Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, but had that
    happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional
    mischieviousness delightful.


    Mark talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that
    talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so
    much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct
    him for misbehaving - "Thank you for correcting me, Sister!" I
    didn't know what to make of it at first, but before long I became
    accustomed to hearing it many times a day.


    One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too
    often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake. I looked at him
    and said, "If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth
    shut!"


    It wasn't ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out, "Mark is talking
    again." I hadn't asked any of the students to help me watch Mark,
    but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to
    act on it.


    I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. I walked to
    my desk, very deliberately opened my drawer and took out a roll of
    masking tape. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark's desk, tore
    off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I
    then returned to the front of the room. As I glanced at Mark to see
    how he was doing, he winked at me.


    That did it! I started laughing. The class cheered as I walked back
    to Mark's desk, removed the tape and shrugged my shoulders. His
    first words were, "Thank you for correcting me, Sister."


    At the end of the year I was asked to teach junior-high math. The
    years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my classroom again.
    He was more handsome than ever and just as polite. Since he had to
    listen carefully to my instructions in the "new math," he did not talk
    as much in ninth grade as he had in the third.


    One Friday, things just didn't feel right. We had worked hard on a
    new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were frowning,
    frustrated with themselves - and edgy with one another.


    I had to stop this crankiness before it got out of hand. So I asked
    them to list the names of the other students in the room on two
    sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them
    to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their
    classmates and write it down.


    It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment,
    and as the students left the room, each one handed me the papers.
    Charlie smiled. Marke said, "Thank you for teaching me, Sister.
    Have a good weekend."


    That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate
    sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that
    individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Before
    long, the entire class was smiling. "Really?" I heard whispered.
    "I never knew that meant anything to anyone!" "I didn't know others
    liked me so much!"


    No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. I never knew if
    they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't
    matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students
    were happy with themselves and one another again. That group of
    students moved on.


    Several years later, after I returned from vacation, my parents met
    me at the airport. As we were driving home, Mother asked me the
    usual questions about the trip - the weather, my experiences in
    general. There was a light lull in the conversation. Mother gave Dad
    a side-ways glance and simply says, "Dad?" My father cleared his
    throat as he usually did before something important. "The Eklunds
    called last night," he began.


    "Really?" I said. "I haven't heard from them in years. I wonder how
    Mark is."


    Dad responded quietly. "Mark was killed in Vietnam," he said. "The
    funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like it if you could
    attend." To this day I can still point to the exact spot on I-494
    where Dad told me about Mark.



    I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. Mark
    looked so handsome, so mature. All I could think at that moment
    was, Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you
    would talk to me.


    The church was packed with Mark's friends. Chuck's sister sang "The
    Battle Hymn of the Republic." Why did it have to rain on the day of
    the funeral? It was difficult enough at the graveside.


    The pastor said the usual prayers, and the bugler played taps. One
    by one, those who loved Mark took a last walk by the coffin and
    sprinkled it with holy water.


    I was the last one to bless the coffin. As I stood there, one of the
    soldiers who had acted as pallbearer came up to me. "Were you Mark's
    math teacher?" he asked. I nodded as I continued to stare at the
    coffin. "Mark talked about you a lot," he said.


    After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates headed to Chucks
    farmhouse for lunch. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously
    waiting for me. "We want to show you something," his father said,
    taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on Mark when he
    was killed. We thought you might recognize it."


    Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of
    notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded
    many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on
    which I had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had
    said about him. "Thank you so much for doing that" Mark's mother
    said. "As you can see, Mark treasured it."


    Mark's classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather
    sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer
    of my desk at home." Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put this
    in our wedding album." "I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my
    diary." Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook,
    took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the
    group. "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said without batting
    an eyelash. "I think we all saved our lists."


    That's when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for
    all his friends who would never see him again.


    THE END

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    Originally posted by jenluckenbach
    NAY for me:
    But let me take a minute to say why:
    IF I were on the list, I am certain that there would be some people on the list that I did not know making it hard to say something about them. But leaving their name blank would make me feel strange.
    Give that some thought as to how it should be handled in case someone else comes up with this problem when doing their list.
    I agree Jen. That would make me feel awkward as well.

    Nay for me.

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    K, Then you don't have to put your name on the list or participate. This is supposed to be fun, not awkward. It could also be a way for those of us who don't know everyone to actually put some time into it and maybe read posts/talk to those we don't know.

    But, I understand if you don't want to take that time or do it. It's your choice to or not to..



    that was a wonderful story Naomi, thank you.

    ~Kay, Athena, Ace, Kiara, Mufasa, & Alice!
    "So baby take a axe to your makeup kit
    Set ablaze the billboards and their advertisements
    Love with all your hearts and never forget
    How good it feels to be alive
    And strive for your desire"

    -rx bandits

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