These teachers, I am so sure, are thrilled that you have acknowledged the difference they made for you. It’s what teachers all hope for. It’s why they’re there. You made a difference for them today.
What a great topic! Often times, we don't take the time to think about the teachers who were such great influences on us - especially public school teachers. I could easily talk about so many of my teachers. Although I attended public school on the mainland, all public school teachers deserve the accolades that we can give them. I'll limit my comments to only one of my high school teachers, who had the greatest influence on my life. Mr. Angelo was a graduate of the UH College of Education and was primarily responsible for me choosing to go to the UH. That decision changed the trajectory of my life. I learned so much, not just in the classroom, but also by just living in Hawaii. That experience exposed me to such a diverse culture from the one I grew up in that it broadened my understanding of the world and the many different people from around the world. In some ways I haven't benefited financially from that choice, but my life is so much richer for having made that choice and for the experiences that resulted from it. Even though I moved away from Hawaii almost 25 years ago, I still identify more strongly with Hawaii than I do with my home state, where I live once again. And I know that my Hawaii friends think of me as a local, too, because I see the world from that point of view from my 20+ years living there. Aloha!🤙
It's great to recognize your teachers that you liked and favored, but maybe the appreciation should be recognized for all the teachers, who achieved the student's learning regardless of liking them/favoring them or teaching things they didn't want to learn. Becoming a parent makes some people realize how different life is from being the child or student dealing with the adult. I like all my teachers in school, even the ones I was intimidated with. They made it look doing things so easy, which if like PE, climbing that dang rope to the top was freaky as a sophomore PE, but I got there. It's those accomplishments that might be small time for some people is major who the ones reaching it with difficulty, or hitting 45 wpm typing. Trying to get all the students to pass or learning something whether having them all day or 45 minutes sessions is pretty difficult with the material to reach for 20-30 students. Imagine doing 180 students a day for 30+ years, one for secondary teachers, how many lives they've touched during their careers. How many them as adults raising their kids/grandkids from what they learned from that teacher. Now, that is a Thanksgiving legacy that we appreciate the family for their efforts. Imagine those dedicated teachers that passed on their wisedom to thousands during that career. They might not remember all their students, but trust me, if you run into them, they might recognize the student's face & name, once they hear the name, even if student and teacher are older, taller, wider and gray. They remember you.
If Mrs, Bunch the math teacher was formerly Ms. Uehara, then you'd be surprised to learn that in her first year at Washington Intermediate School (back in the day) she was the sweetest Algebra teacher ever. Full of enthusiasm and care for students...she probably just graduated from college. Sadly, lots of students took advantage of her kindness (e.g., make all kinds of excuses for not doing homework, talking in class, and not following instructions). Over time, I heard she became "mean", especially after she got married. Seems like the teaching profession, students, and perhaps, parents who didn't seem to care, chipped away at her enthusiasm. That's really sad. Frugal J
I went to Kaimuki when it was a 3 year high school. Ruby Sakota was a great science teacher. One of my classmates was John Kauinana. Millilani has a stadium named after him. We had many doctors in our class. The highest test scores of 64. My best friend was at McKinley. Peggy Hangca was first in the state in her swim event. I was second. But records are broken fast. I met a guy on Saturday that I shared I went to Kaimuki. He told me he was sorry that I went there. Shocking.
Thats crazy. I went to hokulani too his daughter was my classmate and he was teaching both of us in the same class. And we had the same math teacher too but her husband was nasty to me. But then again i barely passed any of my clases when i was that age lol.
I went to Kahuku as a youngster.. now heading to 80 yrs old… I had a teacher in my fourth gr Ms Anna Rhett Holliday … She took me to a YFC crusade in Kaimuki and I accepted Jesus Chris as my Lord and Saviour 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ Angel unaware😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
These teachers, I am so sure, are thrilled that you have acknowledged the difference they made for you. It’s what teachers all hope for. It’s why they’re there. You made a difference for them today.
What a great topic! Often times, we don't take the time to think about the teachers who were such great influences on us - especially public school teachers. I could easily talk about so many of my teachers. Although I attended public school on the mainland, all public school teachers deserve the accolades that we can give them.
I'll limit my comments to only one of my high school teachers, who had the greatest influence on my life. Mr. Angelo was a graduate of the UH College of Education and was primarily responsible for me choosing to go to the UH. That decision changed the trajectory of my life. I learned so much, not just in the classroom, but also by just living in Hawaii. That experience exposed me to such a diverse culture from the one I grew up in that it broadened my understanding of the world and the many different people from around the world. In some ways I haven't benefited financially from that choice, but my life is so much richer for having made that choice and for the experiences that resulted from it. Even though I moved away from Hawaii almost 25 years ago, I still identify more strongly with Hawaii than I do with my home state, where I live once again. And I know that my Hawaii friends think of me as a local, too, because I see the world from that point of view from my 20+ years living there. Aloha!🤙
Great video recognizing your teachers! 👍🏼🤙🏼
It's great to recognize your teachers that you liked and favored, but maybe the appreciation should be recognized for all the teachers, who achieved the student's learning regardless of liking them/favoring them or teaching things they didn't want to learn. Becoming a parent makes some people realize how different life is from being the child or student dealing with the adult. I like all my teachers in school, even the ones I was intimidated with. They made it look doing things so easy, which if like PE, climbing that dang rope to the top was freaky as a sophomore PE, but I got there. It's those accomplishments that might be small time for some people is major who the ones reaching it with difficulty, or hitting 45 wpm typing. Trying to get all the students to pass or learning something whether having them all day or 45 minutes sessions is pretty difficult with the material to reach for 20-30 students. Imagine doing 180 students a day for 30+ years, one for secondary teachers, how many lives they've touched during their careers. How many them as adults raising their kids/grandkids from what they learned from that teacher. Now, that is a Thanksgiving legacy that we appreciate the family for their efforts. Imagine those dedicated teachers that passed on their wisedom to thousands during that career. They might not remember all their students, but trust me, if you run into them, they might recognize the student's face & name, once they hear the name, even if student and teacher are older, taller, wider and gray. They remember you.
If Mrs, Bunch the math teacher was formerly Ms. Uehara, then you'd be surprised to learn that in her first year at Washington Intermediate School (back in the day) she was the sweetest Algebra teacher ever. Full of enthusiasm and care for students...she probably just graduated from college.
Sadly, lots of students took advantage of her kindness (e.g., make all kinds of excuses for not doing homework, talking in class, and not following instructions). Over time, I heard she became "mean", especially after she got married. Seems like the teaching profession, students, and perhaps, parents who didn't seem to care, chipped away at her enthusiasm. That's really sad.
Frugal J
Kind of you to acknowledge your sensei / your teachers.
I went to Kaimuki when it was a 3 year high school. Ruby Sakota was a great science teacher. One of my classmates was John Kauinana. Millilani has a stadium named after him. We had many doctors in our class. The highest test scores of 64. My best friend was at McKinley. Peggy Hangca was first in the state in her swim event. I was second. But records are broken fast. I met a guy on Saturday that I shared I went to Kaimuki. He told me he was sorry that I went there. Shocking.
Thats crazy. I went to hokulani too his daughter was my classmate and he was teaching both of us in the same class. And we had the same math teacher too but her husband was nasty to me. But then again i barely passed any of my clases when i was that age lol.
Wait til you go Roosevelt Brah.
I went to Kahuku as a youngster.. now heading to 80 yrs old… I had a teacher in my fourth gr Ms Anna Rhett Holliday … She took me to a YFC crusade in Kaimuki and I accepted Jesus Chris as my Lord and Saviour 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ Angel unaware😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏