tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post6988814050736674529..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: History, My StoryPrashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-14861362045541976122017-02-17T09:15:38.306-08:002017-02-17T09:15:38.306-08:00More like 120,000, Sergio. The editor gave no othe...More like 120,000, Sergio. The editor gave no other reason and wrote in a way as not to hurt my feelings. It showed real character. Well, I have been lucky with a few teachers at the three schools I went to. My English teachers were particularly supportive; maybe because I took as much interest! Thanks, Sergio.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-69132711989055647902017-02-17T00:24:05.874-08:002017-02-17T00:24:05.874-08:00Wow, a 100,000 submissions a year? Well, I guess t...Wow, a 100,000 submissions a year? Well, I guess the will have to reject rather a lot in that case but glad they got back to you. I really enjoyed this - and reminded me that I have mostly been very lucky with the teachers in my life and none treated me in a way that made me feel disrespected. I dare say I have been lucky. Life after school has been a little tougher on that score, I'll admit! Thanks for sharing this Prashant, much appreciated. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-64259485247099530672017-02-16T20:45:38.637-08:002017-02-16T20:45:38.637-08:00Thank you, Elgin. In India, children are taught ea...Thank you, Elgin. In India, children are taught early on to look upon their teachers as their parents. I guess, it's not always the other way around.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-7689093464225711042017-02-16T20:40:31.197-08:002017-02-16T20:40:31.197-08:00Thank you, Moira. School wasn't particularly a...Thank you, Moira. School wasn't particularly a nice place and I have few good memories. Mugging lessons, as the Indian education system encourages, made it worse. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-48169962508384854882017-02-16T20:34:54.442-08:002017-02-16T20:34:54.442-08:00Thank you, Tracy. I'm glad I could share it he...Thank you, Tracy. I'm glad I could share it here. I had some wonderful teachers who cultivated my love for English, Geography, and History (not the one above!), though I hated school and Math.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-35267627909423730102017-02-16T20:11:11.580-08:002017-02-16T20:11:11.580-08:00Thanks, Charles. I'd hate to write that story ...Thanks, Charles. I'd hate to write that story though I'd love to write about history.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-6034213458069976582017-02-16T08:43:24.393-08:002017-02-16T08:43:24.393-08:00Prashant – Vivid moment, nicely done with few word...Prashant – Vivid moment, nicely done with few words, and it puts the reader right into the scene. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-32504749509538097232017-02-15T14:00:58.485-08:002017-02-15T14:00:58.485-08:00Harsh subject matter, and a lesson in how a teache...Harsh subject matter, and a lesson in how a teacher has an effect. A memorable poem Prashant. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-85698563691972651092017-02-15T12:48:24.337-08:002017-02-15T12:48:24.337-08:00I do know how teachers can affect our lives, Prash...I do know how teachers can affect our lives, Prashant. That is a poem many people can relate to and it expresses your pain well. I had a teacher who made me feel inadequate in grade school, but mostly in high school all my teachers affected me positively. I think I was lucky.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5670835242416660892017-02-15T06:01:56.189-08:002017-02-15T06:01:56.189-08:00Yikes, man. Sounds like there's a pretty inter...Yikes, man. Sounds like there's a pretty interesting story in there.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-43993791585087904362017-02-14T21:28:09.287-08:002017-02-14T21:28:09.287-08:00Thank you, Oscar. I think most of us have unpleasa...Thank you, Oscar. I think most of us have unpleasant memories of school. Fortunately, I didn't end up hating History as much as I ended up detesting Math.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-989116353574037462017-02-14T20:45:30.365-08:002017-02-14T20:45:30.365-08:00Thank you, Margot. Sadly, I haven't forgotten ...Thank you, Margot. Sadly, I haven't forgotten his name or face. Some things just don't go away, do they?Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-38294856112640816482017-02-14T12:58:35.676-08:002017-02-14T12:58:35.676-08:00That happened to me, Prashant, the teacher misdeme...That happened to me, Prashant, the teacher misdemeanor. He knocked me out of my seat. Lesson learned. Fine poem.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-34263951868999580122017-02-14T07:49:58.592-08:002017-02-14T07:49:58.592-08:00That is a powerful poem, Prashant. It shows, among...That is a powerful poem, Prashant. It shows, among so many other things, what a difference a teacher makes, for better or worse. That's one reason teaching is such an important profession. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com