By JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT Scene Writer on May 23, 2011, at 3:13 PM Updated on 5/23 at 4:17 PM
LIVING WRIGHT
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I blame my father, ...
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As I hope y'all will read in Tuesday's Scene section of the Tulsa World, I posed the same list of questions to three teachers retiring from Holland Hall this year: Kay Holt, Ron Palma and Doug Bromley.
Here are two questions we didn't get into the story:
What will you miss most about teaching?
Bromley: "The intellectual and social contact on a daily basis with the amazing colleagues I leave behind. The joy and satisfaction of watching a student have that 'Ah-ha!' moment when he suddenly realizes that he understand a piece of physics."
Holt: "My colleagues! I have spent the last 22 years teaching with the most incredible, innovative and energized group of teachers. We have solved all the world's problems and taught school at the same time."
Palma: "That's easy -- daily interaction with students and colleagues. I will miss experiencing all the agonies and ecstasies of working with modern American high school students. High school is a memory factory, and I have had the privilege of participating in the formation of those memories. I will miss the intellectual engagement that accompanies the belief that teaching is a shared learning experience.
What will you miss the least?
Bromley: "I will not miss getting up at 6 a.m., and I will not miss grading lab reports. I think in 41 years, I have heard every possible attempt to explain the refraction of light in water."
Holt: "The thing I will miss the least is playground duty on cold, windy Oklahoma winter days."
Palma: "Finding a balance between one's personal and professional life is difficult for all teachers. I would like to offer here a word of encouragement to all who teach. During these dark days, when the teaching profession has come under attack from various directions, remain stout-hearted. If you find your inspiration disappearing, pick up a copy of Frank McCourt's "Teacher Man" or Parker Palmer's "The Courage to Teach." Remember, it's about the kids!"
Peace, love and awesome teachers ... XOXO
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