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Very Smart and Totally Sincere Student: Are you our sub(stitute teacher)?
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posted by Tracie P. at 5/01/2007 08:27:00 PM
Does leaving your former life to live in paradise really need much explanation? I had a dream to live in Italy. After four years of teaching and almost as many summers traveling, I knew that something had to be done. I needed to cook every day with that fresh, locally-grown produce. I needed to connect with people who made their own wine and bought their whole chickens with the feet still on. I wanted to live in a culture whose inherent passion for gastronomy was not born of pretense, but of the knowledge that what is so fundamental to life should also be ENJOYED. This, for me, is the definition of "la dolce vita Italiana." While it may not always be sweet, it is always Italian.
4 Comments:
Too pretty to be a sub? :) Well, I haven't met you yet but from what I've gathered from Nicki your student might very well be right. However... when are you too pretty for a certain position? And if there is such a thing, does that mean that one in that position can rest assured that he or she isn't "too pretty"?
5/02/2007 1:12 PM
annika--the student may have had a walking stick and a guide dog, but let's not overanalyze...i'll take a compliment where i can get it ;)
5/02/2007 4:57 PM
LOL. What are most subs unattractive?
5/03/2007 9:35 AM
i don't know, but i wish that more students would take the "brown nose" approach to teacher-student relations.
5/03/2007 7:26 PM
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