tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4420032244130459313..comments2024-03-28T23:05:51.705-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Teaching the Detective, a guest blog by Tim O'MaraJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50011619761840972432012-11-02T20:34:40.857-04:002012-11-02T20:34:40.857-04:00Whoops. I meant to say "sage advice," b...Whoops. I meant to say "sage advice," but it kinda works both ways...paulabucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61074797543744147492012-11-02T20:33:02.138-04:002012-11-02T20:33:02.138-04:00Coach Mike McWilliams (but really, just "Coac...Coach Mike McWilliams (but really, just "Coach"). He was my advisor in high school, but he was my swim coach from the time I was about twelve. He took his job as "advisor" very seriously. Every time he met with our class he said, "Whatever you're thinking...Don't." Very safe advice for a gangly bunch of teenagers.<br /><br />As a coach, he helped me discover leadership qualities I didn't know I had (which was good since I was a lousy swimmer!), and taught me some very colorful language. <br /><br />This book sounds great! Thanks, Reds, for another great introduction!<br /><br />paulabucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58103616147503811532012-11-02T17:27:16.325-04:002012-11-02T17:27:16.325-04:00Mr. Shulstad, 12th grade advanced math. Taught us...Mr. Shulstad, 12th grade advanced math. Taught us that math was fun, was for girls(too), how to THINK, to believe in ourselves, that anything was possible! RIP my friend.Karen Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635176445301771127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90978283740765845282012-11-02T16:06:24.232-04:002012-11-02T16:06:24.232-04:00Awww..I love this. Thank you.
My English teacher ...Awww..I love this. Thank you.<br /><br />My English teacher in high school, Mr. Thornburg, and my Shakespeare professsor in college, Mrs. BLitch, are both in my acknowledgements of my books. I bet I think of them every day. And I made my hero (in PRIME TIME) an English teacher, you know?<br /><br />Thanks so much for this moment..and congratulations on the book!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67376421126350149872012-11-02T15:11:56.648-04:002012-11-02T15:11:56.648-04:00This sounds like a treasure!! As a retired Middle ...This sounds like a treasure!! As a retired Middle School teacher, I know how great the emotional connections can be,Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88223856917063655582012-11-02T13:43:58.272-04:002012-11-02T13:43:58.272-04:00Welcome, Raymond. I'm looking forward to readi...Welcome, Raymond. I'm looking forward to reading SACRIFICE FLY. Love the title!<br /><br />My favorite teacher: Mrs. Salem. High school advanced composition and Shakespeare. Under her tutelage, I wrote my first serious piece of creative prose--a Shakespearean sonnet actually--that she copied for the class and read out loud, and also passed out to the other teachers. I felt the inkling to write then, but I ignored it for a long while to pursue "practical" careers.<br /><br />After college, I was hanging out in my town's bookstore/cafe (The Book Depot in Mill Valley, for those who know Marin), and there she was! By then, I'd already decided on a career move from finance to book publishing in NYC. I also planned to write fiction. When I told her, she said that she wasn't surprised, that I was always a writer. Validation from my favorite teacher! Talk about walking on air.<br />Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47627155821422243892012-11-02T13:11:19.521-04:002012-11-02T13:11:19.521-04:00Sacrifice Fly sounds like a book I'm going to ...Sacrifice Fly sounds like a book I'm going to want to read.<br /><br />My most memorable teacher, hands down, was Dave Taylor, my homeroom teacher in Grade 9. He encouraged my love of math and physics and let me borrow from his library of books. He found something to encourage in every student in that class. Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57035336074912681532012-11-02T12:32:16.822-04:002012-11-02T12:32:16.822-04:00My most memorable teacher--so easy. Faye Logsdon,...My most memorable teacher--so easy. Faye Logsdon, English teacher par excellence. I found her by accident--signed up for college prep english my senior year (now days would be considered an honors class). The first day of class she reviewed parts of speech. I'd always been lucky (or intuitive) enough to get parsing mostly right, but as I sat there listening, the light finally came on. I truly understood it.<br /><br />She was an amazing lady. How she ended up at a small high school in a small town . . . Who knows. We were definitely the richer for it.<br /><br />Sacrifice Fly sounds intriguing; yet another TBR book to add to my ever-expanding list. At this rate, I'll have to become immortal to finish all the reading!Diane Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232621705007156159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63449311200149767652012-11-02T07:04:54.111-04:002012-11-02T07:04:54.111-04:00Raymond Donne sounds like the teacher all kids wan...Raymond Donne sounds like the teacher all kids want . . . committed, concerned, caring . . . I am looking forward to reading “Sacrifice Fly.”Joan Emersonnoreply@blogger.com