A fantastic colleague of mine, Tricia, is leaving our school community. Fortunately, because of the wonders of the social media age, though physically she’s going far (Singapore), she’ll only ever be a few taps of the keyboard away. And, I’ve no doubt, she’ll be ever present on my Twitter feed. Until Twitter is no longer cool, that is.
This post is a little ode to Tricia. Except, it’s not really my words that are important, but the sentiments of those who she spends most time with on a daily basis – her students. Her IB class spontaneously, and secretly, created a goodbye video for her (how many teachers inspire that?!) and I wanted to share it with you all.
So, Tricia, surprise – here it is and enjoy!
The students also wrote her a letter, also spontaneously. I think a word cloud of the students’ thoughts is revealing:
The fact that ‘meaning’, ‘love’, ‘life’ come up so much is a testament to the qualities that both her students and her colleagues most appreciate.
So, a challenge to you reading this.
Whether you are one of Tricia’s students, or a fellow teacher, send her a tweet to @friedenglish101 with the hashtag #eaglememories capturing a favourite moment, what you will miss, or ways in which she has positively impacted your life.
Personally, I can credit Tricia with the following:
- Complex webs of hyperlinks to challenge the Matrix.
- Google slides.
- Kahoot (a blessing and a curse).
- This blog.
- Tweeting, occasionally.
- A daily challenge to make my teaching ceaselessly relevant.
- Campfire conversations.
Thanks Tricia! Let’s meet again in the blogosphere.
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