Comments on: Disturbing the Calm http://www.vickiegill.com/archives/1 Effective teaching, classroom management, parenting Sun, 03 May 2009 02:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hayley http://www.vickiegill.com/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-13 Hayley Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:38:35 +0000 http://vickiegill.com/?p=1#comment-13 Thanks Ms. Gill :) Thanks Ms. Gill :)

]]> By: Vickie Gill http://www.vickiegill.com/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-11 Vickie Gill Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:36:13 +0000 http://vickiegill.com/?p=1#comment-11 Hayley -- one of the things that makes you such an interesting writer is that you're a "walking contradiction"--I love that about you. People could easily dismiss you as a "typical" teenager--great student who has great friends--what could worry her? But if those people could be lucky enough to read your writing, they'd know that there's a depth to your thinking that belies your age. When I first met you, I would have thought of you as "calm"--you were kind of floating through school; but after I got to know you, I saw the ripples under the surface. I always looked forward to reading your writing, partly because of your talent, but mostly because of the depth of your thinking. If your confusion is generating such writing, settle in and let it whirl. Hayley — one of the things that makes you such an interesting writer is that you’re a “walking contradiction”–I love that about you. People could easily dismiss you as a “typical” teenager–great student who has great friends–what could worry her? But if those people could be lucky enough to read your writing, they’d know that there’s a depth to your thinking that belies your age. When I first met you, I would have thought of you as “calm”–you were kind of floating through school; but after I got to know you, I saw the ripples under the surface. I always looked forward to reading your writing, partly because of your talent, but mostly because of the depth of your thinking.

If your confusion is generating such writing, settle in and let it whirl.

]]> By: Hayley http://www.vickiegill.com/archives/1/comment-page-1#comment-10 Hayley Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:50:11 +0000 http://vickiegill.com/?p=1#comment-10 Wah! Weird, I don't know which I'd be. Calm makes the most sense I guess. I don't really have a hard life at all. I'm fortunete that I don't have so much to worry about. And I am very excited to learn new stuff, it makes my little life a lot more interesting. Life for me only recently became interesting, when I started to tackle the bigger questions. But, disturbed also makes sense! When I write, read, watch, daydream, or discuss something, I channel my crazy thoughts and make them make sense. When I come away from something with a new peice of knowledge or belief, that's really calming and it makes me see things a bit clearer. ACK!! I'm so confused! I wish I knew! Wah! Weird, I don’t know which I’d be.
Calm makes the most sense I guess. I don’t really have a hard life at all. I’m fortunete that I don’t have so much to worry about. And I am very excited to learn new stuff, it makes my little life a lot more interesting. Life for me only recently became interesting, when I started to tackle the bigger questions.
But, disturbed also makes sense! When I write, read, watch, daydream, or discuss something, I channel my crazy thoughts and make them make sense. When I come away from something with a new peice of knowledge or belief, that’s really calming and it makes me see things a bit clearer.
ACK!!
I’m so confused!
I wish I knew!

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