tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post113169609668833128..comments2024-03-25T09:14:03.458-04:00Comments on Too Many Thoughts: What are we going to do now?, reduxTymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1146536236483591172006-05-01T22:17:00.000-04:002006-05-01T22:17:00.000-04:00You know, I came across your blog when I have ever...You know, I came across your blog when I have every intention to quit. My bond ends on 1st december this year and seeing how your life has changed from the time u tendered the resignation letter to your current postings, it has given me the strength to hold on for another 6 months.<BR/><BR/>I will survive this. Thank You very much for letting me know that I am not the only one who feels this way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1132240603320295322005-11-17T10:16:00.000-05:002005-11-17T10:16:00.000-05:00it's a waste to see u leave. cos u're one of the f...it's a waste to see u leave. cos u're one of the few teachers i know who really know her stuff. it's a loss for the school, but im leaving, so it doesnt really matter. =) good luck. (and u havent tell us which secondary sch u came from.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1132070929510197492005-11-15T11:08:00.000-05:002005-11-15T11:08:00.000-05:00Filling in forms might not be such a bad idea actu...Filling in forms might not be such a bad idea actually.<BR/>After all, resignation letters do get recycled among friends and ex-colleagues pretty often, so it's not really very much different from inserting your personal info into a standard template.<BR/><BR/>I speak for myself at least. <BR/><BR/>That was how it was when it was my turn. <BR/>And u know what, not long after I threw in, I had my immediate supervisor coming back to me telling me I'd forgotten to sign. <BR/><BR/>DOH.Kivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393429230260096657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131976750105479862005-11-14T08:59:00.000-05:002005-11-14T08:59:00.000-05:00paranoid > My domain name is named toomanythoughts...paranoid > My domain name <I>is</I> named toomanythoughts.org for a good reason, you know ;)<BR/><BR/>Lucian > Thanks!Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131964879071350022005-11-14T05:41:00.000-05:002005-11-14T05:41:00.000-05:00Godspeed. I hope there will be a strong wind that ...Godspeed. I hope there will be a strong wind that takes you where you want to go...Tan Kok Senghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371698358764623409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131954171664999082005-11-14T02:42:00.000-05:002005-11-14T02:42:00.000-05:00Hi Tym,your post echoes exactly what my wife is cu...Hi Tym,<BR/><BR/>your post echoes exactly what my wife is currently going through, though neither of us can imagine her doing anything else. It is doubly odd now that I just entered Edu HQ myself.<BR/><BR/>I'll keep an eye out if I see any openings in the publishing front.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131940195072134232005-11-13T22:49:00.000-05:002005-11-13T22:49:00.000-05:00Good luck.Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131863268528120932005-11-13T01:27:00.000-05:002005-11-13T01:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for all the kind words and well wishes, eve...Thanks for all the kind words and well wishes, everyone. Nothing like a resignation notice to bring all the lurking student readers out of the woodwork, I see ;)<BR/><BR/>I don't think the experiences I've had and the place I'm in right now are necessarily the <I>inevitable</I> path taken by every teacher (or anyone in a job with vague associations of nobility or idealism. It just so happens that this has been <I>my</I> journey and this is the logical next step for me to take. I would hardly regard myself as emblematic of the entire profession :P<BR/><BR/>ShrL > I am, in fact, looking for work in the writing/editing/publishing fields. Anything editorial would be lovely!<BR/><BR/>儒 > I don't think you can use the form because you don't have a current boss who can sign off on it. That's the second part of the form, that I didn't reproduce here :)Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131820237496122662005-11-12T13:30:00.000-05:002005-11-12T13:30:00.000-05:00Yay!!! good, happy for you!!! :>Yay!!! good, happy for you!!! :>ampuletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131818949024838172005-11-12T13:09:00.000-05:002005-11-12T13:09:00.000-05:00eh wa lao, K & you beat me to it?!reckon i can use...eh wa lao, K & you beat me to it?!<BR/><BR/>reckon i can use that resignation form too? =)儒https://www.blogger.com/profile/15245047481382161439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131812382527154592005-11-12T11:19:00.000-05:002005-11-12T11:19:00.000-05:00heya, jus wanna wish you the very best, whatever y...heya, jus wanna wish you the very best, whatever you do next..<BR/><BR/>i thought of being a teacher once, but i knew that someday, i'd reach the point where you're at now.. and it'd be time to leave...<BR/><BR/>you made a brave, but right decision! so, all the best!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131803611479140822005-11-12T08:53:00.000-05:002005-11-12T08:53:00.000-05:00hi ms bala, it's a shock to read about your resign...hi ms bala, it's a shock to read about your resignation. But still, good job(for what you have done for us and you're doing for yourself right now)! Glad that our class have had you before you leave<BR/>oh... and is the good boss here 'ms. low'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131792259107940432005-11-12T05:44:00.000-05:002005-11-12T05:44:00.000-05:00Hello, just wanted to wish you the best of luck fo...Hello, just wanted to wish you the best of luck for the future! <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry you had to do that 'chalk and talk' thing, but I'll just like you to know that until this year, my class never made any effort to contribute to class discussions at all, for both gp AND lit. You're one of the teachers who made us try ! :) <BR/><BR/>And, a few months ago, one of the guys said, "She knows everything!" <BR/><BR/>It's been great having you as our teacher, nice to know that you've put in so much effort even when you were struggling with those issues. :D<BR/><BR/>And...if you ever run into us at pubs/coffeeshops/inconvenientpublicplaces, please don't run away. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131769159991682342005-11-11T23:19:00.000-05:002005-11-11T23:19:00.000-05:00wah. MCQ resignation form! piece of cake procedure...wah. MCQ resignation form! piece of cake procedure after all the civil service rules and regulations that one has had to abide by for so long. <BR/>all the best with landing your next job soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131763466453251932005-11-11T21:44:00.000-05:002005-11-11T21:44:00.000-05:00Well Tym, we all have to pen that letter at some p...Well Tym, we all have to pen that letter at some point or another.<BR/><BR/>Onward ho!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131758680556776582005-11-11T20:24:00.000-05:002005-11-11T20:24:00.000-05:00Good luck on the next move. Knowing you, I'm sure ...Good luck on the next move. Knowing you, I'm sure it won't be too long before you land something more plummy and get to rag about it. And you knew you had to do it sooner or later... so big thump on the back. Courage and love!NARDAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178357844367164683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131733861347370242005-11-11T13:31:00.000-05:002005-11-11T13:31:00.000-05:00Join the club of ex-teachers :PIt's your life; no ...Join the club of ex-teachers :P<BR/><BR/>It's your life; no one can tell you what you *have* to do with it. But in this day and age, one never really stops teaching.Elia Diodatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834465156174945738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131727401778682042005-11-11T11:43:00.000-05:002005-11-11T11:43:00.000-05:00I don't usually keep my eyes and mind on pure word...I don't usually keep my eyes and mind on pure words for more than 5 minutes. But yours held 'em for an hour or so. It even led me to read your very first blog. I was especially affected by what you wrote on Sept 13 2001. I noted your interest in publishing. So do I, but I'm not even half as good with words as you. I actually just returned from a failed attempt in finding a job in the publishing mecca of nyc. Would you consider an editorial job now?sUdkeOkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391687236219373244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131724660218119882005-11-11T10:57:00.000-05:002005-11-11T10:57:00.000-05:00you'll still be a teacher, but maybe in another se...you'll still be a teacher, but maybe in another sense.cole.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11697833337941220819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131721960266616022005-11-11T10:12:00.000-05:002005-11-11T10:12:00.000-05:00Hello Tym,When you leave, remember that, whether y...Hello Tym,<BR/>When you leave, remember that, whether you think so or not, whether your students/their parents/your P/HOD, etc ever said so or not, you really have done 'something worthwhile with your life'. I still believe very much in education, though I'm not so wild about the job, and I do believe anyone who is a part of it is doing something good, at least some of the time.<BR/><BR/>All the best for your job search. People tend to think that teachers are 'unmarketable' because our 'experience' is not relevant for any other job. That is not always completely true. However, because many people think that, you may have to 'suffer a pay cut' in your next job. But whatever it is, experience is experience and you have learnt many 'life' lessons in your teaching job.<BR/><BR/>And, that form! Yes, it seems weird to resign by filling in a form, doesn't it? I felt as though I was obliged to attach a proper letter to it but was told 'no need, lah'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131720634751498412005-11-11T09:50:00.000-05:002005-11-11T09:50:00.000-05:00and so it is, tym.like Arthur says in Hitchhiker's...and so it is, tym.<BR/><BR/>like Arthur says in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "How many roads must a man walk?"<BR/><BR/>i may be walking down the same road as you in the near future.<BR/><BR/>best wishes, Tym.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131717395722477702005-11-11T08:56:00.000-05:002005-11-11T08:56:00.000-05:00Hey... Only got to know about your blog recently (...Hey... Only got to know about your blog recently (or rather knew but thought it might be weird to even read a teacher's blog but then the art girls started gushing about your post about their coursework so i took a look today) and I truly am sad to hear that you'll be leaving because then it'll be hard to see you again! (not sure if you'll want to see us though =P) <BR/><BR/>but it's been great having you as our teacher, you're one of the most knowledgeable teachers I've ever had the privilage to meet and will probably ever meet. (seeing how you're no longer my teacher you know I mean it cos there would be no point saying what I didn't mean would it?)=)<BR/><BR/>Rather long comment i know.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00073937999186154814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131716863044074662005-11-11T08:47:00.000-05:002005-11-11T08:47:00.000-05:00it's kind of depressing to see a teacher leave. ma...it's kind of depressing to see a teacher leave. makes me wonder what i'll be doing 9 years down the road, when it's my turn to reach this junction.<BR/><BR/>funny how we can start out so full of hope, huh?louisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063362173359864042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1131716688942954222005-11-11T08:44:00.000-05:002005-11-11T08:44:00.000-05:00All the best, Tym.All the best, Tym.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com