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Date Posted: 08:02:36 06/02/06 Fri
Author: Lynn
Subject: Cool story


An Educator's Story

I stumbled across this 5-year-old story yesterday, and wanted to share it with you all. Pretty amazing what's out there in cyberspace! I sure hope we can reconnect with "Doc" someday. We haven't talked to him in years, and he was such a major influence in Dax's music career. He became a mentor for our son at the age of 12, when Dax first picked up the phone to call Peavey Tech support and was transferred to Doc. That first phone call lasted about 2 hours if I remember right! Doc was so patient and genuinely interested in helping a young musician learn MIDI programming--and he had a very willing student on the phone, with a LOT of questions. As the years went by, Doc became so much more to all of us than just a tech support guy. He became a true friend.

A gifted educator touches so many areas of a person's life--whether a regular classroom teacher or as I've shown here, even a technical support teacher on a long distance phonecall. I know we have teachers on this forum, and I just want to say thanks for all the hard work you do. It cannot be repeated enough. You really DO make a difference in the world.

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[> Awww, that's a sweet story! Doc seems like a great guy for giving a little kid a chance and continuing to believe in him. I had a success story this year that almost got me teary-eyed when I told the student how proud I was of him. He was a senior student consistently earning low D's from me. 4th quarter (when senioritis sets in for all), he buckled down and was doing A work. It was the hardest material of the year, and he said it was so much easier. If only he would have come in for help 5-mins here and there throughout the year. I even overheard him offering to tutor his friends! Amongst all the things that seniors have going on at the end of the year, he tried re-learning a whole quarter's worth of info, and had a successful final exam. With his new found confidence, he told me he was going to spend his first couple weeks after graduation studying to re-take the math portion of his college's placement exam. I can only hope he carries these skills and lessons into college. -- Janelle, 16:06:27 06/04/06 Sun [1]


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[> That's really awesome, Lynn! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to read it...things have been crazy! But I really enjoyed reading that! I'm sure it is really has to be rewarding to see a student you taught become really successful. :) -- Brooke, 16:43:59 06/10/06 Sat [1]


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[> [> Thanks Brooke and Janelle. It was so surprising to stumble upon this story so many years after it was first posted online. By the way, I'm in Scottsdale, Az, right now. We're visitng DaxGram, and helping her get settled in her new condo. I think she's going to love it here. What a beautiful place. It's like living in a tropical resort--in the desert southwest! There are palm trees and and flowering shrubs and bushes everywhere. Her condo is overlooking a gorgeous swimming pool--there's a beautiful golf course nearby with a wonderful 8 mile walking/bike trail all around it. We'll be back in Orlando on Tuesday--sure hope there's not a hurricane there to meet us! Have fun everyone! -- Lynn, 01:05:42 06/11/06 Sun [1]


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[> [> [> That's great, Lynn! Please tell DaxGram hello for me! It sounds like a GREAT place!! Yeah I hope there is not a hurricane when you get back, either!! Have fun & be careful going back to Orlando!! -- Brooke, 11:38:16 06/11/06 Sun [1]


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