True North wrote:
On Monday, 4 December 2017 00:17:05 UTC-4, RGrew176 wrote:
Uh huh!
Who did y'all pay to write that?

What a rectal orifice I am.

There...fixed that for you.
BTW..is that where you find those corny stupid jokes you continually post here?



So you do lies just like your mentor, Harry!

On Monday, 4 December 2017 15:05:20 UTC-4, Bill wrote:
True North wrote:
On Monday, 4 December 2017 00:17:05 UTC-4, RGrew176 wrote:
Uh huh!
Who did y'all pay to write that?

What a rectal orifice I am.

There...fixed that for you.
BTW..is that where you find those corny stupid jokes you continually post here?



So you do lies just like your mentor, Harry!

Who's lying? I tell it as it is, Swill.

On Monday, December 4, 2017 at 10:47:03 AM UTC-5, True North wrote:
On Monday, 4 December 2017 00:17:05 UTC-4, RGrew176 wrote:
Uh huh!
Who did y'all pay to write that?

What a rectal orifice I am.

There...fixed that for you.
BTW..is that where you find those corny stupid jokes you continually post here?

Nobody is forcing you to read them. And it was you who crapped on Johns post so yes you are a rectal orifice.

Dec 2True North
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Uh huh!
Who did y'all pay to write that?
.....

Awwww m’man. I’m sure he got a letter from a past student. There’s an article running around that the president of. New York University wrote to an old teacher of his, and she wrote back explaining the out of some 50-x years of teaching, he was the only one to take time to write her and say “thanks�.

I’m glad John got a letter like that.

On Tue, 5 Dec 2017 14:05:19 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:


Dec 2True North
- show quoted text -
Uh huh!
Who did y'all pay to write that?
....

Awwww m’man. I’m sure he got a letter from a past student. There’s an article running around that the president of. New York University wrote to an old teacher of his, and she wrote back explaining the out of some 50-x years of teaching, he was the only one to take time to write her and say “thanks”.

I’m glad John got a letter like that.

And besides, civility begets civility.

On 12/2/2017 1:47 PM, John H wrote:
Just received this in a Facebook message from Nehemias:

Hello Mr. Herring,

You may or may not remember me. I was your 8th grade algebra student for the 1994-1995 schoolyear.
I looked you up because I have been wanting to express my gratitude. That year, I started falling
behind in my assignments. You became concerned for my progress and phoned my mother. You told her
that for you, my learning the material was more important than a grade. And, you gave me the
opportunity to make up every bit of homework I’d missed just so I could learn the important
fundamentals of Algebra.
That was really a turning point in my math education. I’m pleased to tell you that I graduated
from the University of Maryland with a Civil Engineering degree in 2005. I’ve been a practicing
structural engineer ever since, and I’ve currently been promoted to a project manager at a local
consulting firm. I sincerely believe that I wouldn’t be an engineer if it weren’t for you. I’m
happily married with two rambunctious boys and live in Gaithersburg, MD. Mr. Herring, again, I
wanted to thank you for being a great educator who made a difference in my life. I hope you are
enjoying retirement.
Respectfully,
Nehemias Iglesias
P.S.
To this day, I still remember you voice saying all algebraic statements begin with the word “Let�

Yeah, it made the eyes water!



Awesome! Worth more than all the $$ in the world.
Congrats!

On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 13:55:26 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/2/2017 1:47 PM, John H wrote:
Just received this in a Facebook message from Nehemias:

Hello Mr. Herring,

You may or may not remember me. I was your 8th grade algebra student for the 1994-1995 schoolyear.
I looked you up because I have been wanting to express my gratitude. That year, I started falling
behind in my assignments. You became concerned for my progress and phoned my mother. You told her
that for you, my learning the material was more important than a grade. And, you gave me the
opportunity to make up every bit of homework I’d missed just so I could learn the important
fundamentals of Algebra.
That was really a turning point in my math education. I’m pleased to tell you that I graduated
from the University of Maryland with a Civil Engineering degree in 2005. I’ve been a practicing
structural engineer ever since, and I’ve currently been promoted to a project manager at a local
consulting firm. I sincerely believe that I wouldn’t be an engineer if it weren’t for you. I’m
happily married with two rambunctious boys and live in Gaithersburg, MD. Mr. Herring, again, I
wanted to thank you for being a great educator who made a difference in my life. I hope you are
enjoying retirement.
Respectfully,
Nehemias Iglesias
P.S.
To this day, I still remember you voice saying all algebraic statements begin with the word “Let”

Yeah, it made the eyes water!



Awesome! Worth more than all the $$ in the world.
Congrats!


Exactly the way I felt. Didn't remember him until I saw his picture. He was a great kid, but had a
bit of a hard time getting started.

On 12/2/2017 2:39 PM, John H wrote:
On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 13:55:26 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/2/2017 1:47 PM, John H wrote:
Just received this in a Facebook message from Nehemias:

Hello Mr. Herring,

You may or may not remember me. I was your 8th grade algebra student for the 1994-1995 schoolyear.
I looked you up because I have been wanting to express my gratitude. That year, I started falling
behind in my assignments. You became concerned for my progress and phoned my mother. You told her
that for you, my learning the material was more important than a grade. And, you gave me the
opportunity to make up every bit of homework I’d missed just so I could learn the important
fundamentals of Algebra.
That was really a turning point in my math education. I’m pleased to tell you that I graduated
from the University of Maryland with a Civil Engineering degree in 2005. I’ve been a practicing
structural engineer ever since, and I’ve currently been promoted to a project manager at a local
consulting firm. I sincerely believe that I wouldn’t be an engineer if it weren’t for you. I’m
happily married with two rambunctious boys and live in Gaithersburg, MD. Mr. Herring, again, I
wanted to thank you for being a great educator who made a difference in my life. I hope you are
enjoying retirement.
Respectfully,
Nehemias Iglesias
P.S.
To this day, I still remember you voice saying all algebraic statements begin with the word “Let�

Yeah, it made the eyes water!



Awesome! Worth more than all the $$ in the world.
Congrats!



Exactly the way I felt. Didn't remember him until I saw his picture. He was a great kid, but had a
bit of a hard time getting started.


I know the feeling well. Math always came hard for me for some reason
which was a major problem in my chosen occupation.

On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 15:26:37 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Exactly the way I felt. Didn't remember him until I saw his picture. He was a great kid, but had a
bit of a hard time getting started.


I know the feeling well. Math always came hard for me for some reason
which was a major problem in my chosen occupation.

I always had trouble with algebra but geometry always made perfect
sense to me. I suppose that is why I took 2 geometry credits, one trig
and only one algebra.

On 12/2/2017 4:50 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 15:26:37 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Exactly the way I felt. Didn't remember him until I saw his picture. He was a great kid, but had a
bit of a hard time getting started.


I know the feeling well. Math always came hard for me for some reason
which was a major problem in my chosen occupation.

I always had trouble with algebra but geometry always made perfect
sense to me. I suppose that is why I took 2 geometry credits, one trig
and only one algebra.



It's funny. I had no problem grasping differential equations and
calculus when used in solving vacuum pumping calculations and doing
curve fit calcs (probability) for thin film deposition but they only
made sense because I understood what I was solving for. To just learn
how to do the math for no specific purpose was where I always had
difficulty mostly in high school. ET school in the Navy helped a lot,
because again, the calculations, vectoring, etc., had a purpose.