tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8268569528200309440..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Annie From Abelard Loses It. An Essential Early Thirsty.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27147538726774579082016-06-10T15:15:11.175-04:002016-06-10T15:15:11.175-04:00...there for him......there for him...Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30861495180933907482016-06-10T15:14:21.553-04:002016-06-10T15:14:21.553-04:00You helped a person in need and offered your very ...You helped a person in need and offered your very best to a struggling student. I do sympathize with your sadness for these people's situations, but aren't you also happy to be able to serve people who really need help? You've done that, you know. Even the second student---your compassion and kindness made that moment more bearable for him. I'm happy someone like you was thAt for Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84010708616086141232016-06-09T09:33:08.532-04:002016-06-09T09:33:08.532-04:00Re. second student: A sad situation but nothing f...Re. second student: A sad situation but nothing for you to feel guilty about. Indeed, college is not something for all of our students. I've had some very hardworking students who, it seemed, didn't have the mental firepower to get the job done. It's one of the great mistakes of our culture to push virtually everyone into college. It is a heartbreaking situation, but what I see The Gognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63911529103526313262016-06-08T22:16:23.257-04:002016-06-08T22:16:23.257-04:00Echoing everyone above: I think you handled both s...Echoing everyone above: I think you handled both situations as well as anyone could handle them. It doesn't make either situation easy, but if you found it too easy to shrug either situation off, that wouldn't be good, either.* <br /><br />It also strikes me that both students' ways of handling their situations are quite mature. The student who took the food is doing the best she Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76054350938487193232016-06-08T21:12:05.877-04:002016-06-08T21:12:05.877-04:00It's hard to imagine a kinder reaction to eith...It's hard to imagine a kinder reaction to either student.Rivertown Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804623110685318468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54614971800612456172016-06-08T20:55:11.855-04:002016-06-08T20:55:11.855-04:00Aye, Annie, aye, good for you.Aye, Annie, aye, good for you.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26161923310905235172016-06-08T19:37:35.953-04:002016-06-08T19:37:35.953-04:00These are not setbacks. You feed the hungry. You...These are not setbacks. You feed the hungry. You are compassionate in separating the wheat from the chaff. This is the stuff of life. Good for you, Annie. Good for you.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63627262230367115352016-06-08T14:08:37.287-04:002016-06-08T14:08:37.287-04:00You are a god person to help the first student. Ma...You are a god person to help the first student. Maybe she can take more of your crops. At least you know that they would be appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44915757934205541192016-06-08T13:36:43.670-04:002016-06-08T13:36:43.670-04:00Annie,
Please remember, that when the student said...Annie,<br />Please remember, that when the student said that,<br /> "I'm thinking this maybe just isn't for me." He means at this time and place, only. That does not mean, that later, when he is ready, he won't try it again. Age and maturity go a long way in helping our students tackle their issues.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815313561677464295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42945303471540965622016-06-08T11:26:11.307-04:002016-06-08T11:26:11.307-04:00These stories both break my heart. I have such emp...These stories both break my heart. I have such empathy for students like this, and for proffies like Annie who struggle with the right step.<br /><br />I'd say you did everything right in the first instance. I would have felt just like you, momentarily patting myself on the back before realizing that the produce was not about me! You're a terrific person who made a terrible situation Darla Keefnoreply@blogger.com