Monday, October 26, 2009
These are some pictures of beggars. I thought I would group them together. The first is of a man with a cleft palate and a poor crippled and deformed leg. Take a close look at the man on the wheel board. His arms are sure developed but his legs look like skeleton legs. He was going along pushing his bucket with his head. I don't know if he really needed to do that. He might have been able to sit up but this posture looked a lot more pitiful. We gave him 10 rupees. We have been giving to almost all the deserving looking beggars lately. It makes us feel so much better. At first we thought we weren't supposed to because they might follow us home and then we would have a big problem. But we decided that we felt too terrible when we didn't give them something so now we give. It's a much better feeling.
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I am writing a note on behalf of my husband, Scott DeSomber, to let Mr. Weeks know of the impact that he had on Scott way back in 8th grade (14 years ago), and I wasn't sure how else to contact you. I have heard numerous stories about your class from Scott, and he always speaks with such admiration of you. Scott is now a high school math teacher in Oregon, and I think he hopes that he can impact his students as much as he felt that you impacted and helped him. Having expectations of students when many other teachers lower the bar has been a constant frustration for him. If I remember correctly, you were seen as the "hard teacher" who had too high of expectations of students, at least when we were in 8th grade at SC Jr/Sr high school. Thank you for all that you did while working as an educator! Five years into the profession, Scott is finding that it is no piece of cake, and frequently thinks of a career change. Any advice on how you were able to remain in the education field?
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Valerie DeSomber
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Hi Janet and Fred - this is Cathy Strickler. Janet the paintings are lovely - you definately capture the spirit of the people and they all are so different and the expressions make them life like. I love them all - you are as good or better than Jackie. I definately think that Fred is too happy to wear a turban. Most of the men are not so happy!! I love the sari's and wish we had better access to them here in the states - they are so lovely. Keep up the great work in all realms. Oh, Hannah and I were in a Verizon store yesterday getting her a new phone and we ran into one of Fred's former students. He was so complimentary and was so sorry that he didn't get more support from the School District. He thought you were an amazing teacher and so appreciated your work ethic and that you tried to instill excellence into your classes. Lots of people noticed and appreciated all your hard work and the frustration you went through to accomplish all you did. Love to you Both, Cathy
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