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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! |
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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 |
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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? |
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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! |
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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/ |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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John H wrote:
On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 17:04:10 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I took three semesters of Calculus and one of Advanced Calculus. I started to understand the first semester's Calculus about halfway through the next semester. That continued clear through differential equations. I always loved math. History was good too. Most of the other liberal arts classes, not so much. My problem with calculus was the first semester professor absolutely sucked as a teacher. And first semester is the real basis of the 4 semesters. |
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True North wrote:
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? Dumb statement. |
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John H wrote:
On Sat, 2 Dec 2017 17:04:10 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: 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. I took three semesters of Calculus and one of Advanced Calculus. I started to understand the first semester's Calculus about halfway through the next semester. That continued clear through differential equations. I took Calculus in high school but I would be lost if I was tested after all of these years. |
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Uh huh!
Who did y'all pay to write that? What a rectal orifice you are. |
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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? |
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True North Wrote in message:
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? I doubt your Kanadian Trailer Trash boys could do better. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 07:47:01 -0800 (PST), 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? What is it, Don White, jealousy that makes you so bitter about the letter I received? I suppose you noticed the boy was Mexican. Kinda takes some of the wind out of your 'racist teacher' comments I suppose. Is that what made you upset enough to try to trash the thread? I suppose your pal feels just as badly. |
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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! |
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On Monday, 4 December 2017 14:08:25 UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Mon, 4 Dec 2017 07:47:01 -0800 (PST), 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? What is it, Don White, jealousy that makes you so bitter about the letter I received? I suppose you noticed the boy was Mexican. Kinda takes some of the wind out of your 'racist teacher' comments I suppose. Is that what made you upset enough to try to trash the thread? I suppose your pal feels just as badly. Who's bitter? I simply asked a pertinent question, considering your comments about students in the past. I'm pleased that you helped 'one'. |
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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. |
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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. |
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True North wrote:
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. Lies. Dumb****. |
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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. |
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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. :) |
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