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Another misdirected student!
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! |
Another misdirected student!
On Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:47:36 -0500, 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! === Nice! --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
Another misdirected student!
On Saturday, 2 December 2017 14:47:35 UTC-4, 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! Uh huh! Who did y'all pay to write that? |
Another misdirected student!
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! |
Another misdirected student!
True North Wrote in message:
On Saturday, 2 December 2017 14:47:35 UTC-4, 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 Id missed just so I could learn the important fundamentals of Algebra. That was really a turning point in my math education. Im pleased to tell you that I graduated from the University of Maryland with a Civil Engineering degree in 2005. Ive been a practicing structural engineer ever since, and Ive currently been promoted to a project manager at a local consulting firm. I sincerely believe that I wouldnt be an engineer if it werent for you. Im 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! Uh huh! Who did y'all pay to write that? If you had been Johns student you might have turned out better. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
Another misdirected student!
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. |
Another misdirected student!
On Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:47:36 -0500, 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. Cool. BTW why do army guys end up teaching algebra? My Algebra and Geometry (plane and solid) was a retired Army colonel. He was West Point in Robert E Lee's class we think (at least that was the joke) ;-) The reality was he was 55-60 but when you are 14 that seems ancient. Most of our teachers were grad students at one of the downtown universities or recent graduates. |
Another misdirected student!
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. |
Another misdirected student!
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Another misdirected student!
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. |
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