tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post6239571416203032789..comments2024-03-29T04:41:13.129-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Thankful Thursday - TeachersElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-56385039245720159132009-09-15T09:30:13.355-06:002009-09-15T09:30:13.355-06:00And if you drop your paperback in the bathtub, it&...And if you drop your paperback in the bathtub, it's 7 bucks to replace. I don't think Kindle and bathtubs agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-24133656604079683392009-09-11T12:34:28.474-06:002009-09-11T12:34:28.474-06:00Same here. Now all I need is more time to read the...Same here. Now all I need is more time to read them! :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04013592464881717371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-2950915855737155902009-09-11T09:54:25.399-06:002009-09-11T09:54:25.399-06:00Great thought!
i'm thankful for the time and t...Great thought!<br />i'm thankful for the time and the mind and the desire to read books (and of course write them, too).PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-17451392985737784892009-09-11T06:47:26.527-06:002009-09-11T06:47:26.527-06:00Hi, Elana. First let me say thank you for becomin...Hi, Elana. First let me say thank you for becoming my 11th blog follower. Go #11!<br /><br />I just left teaching after 12 glorious years (now I am a national educational coach of teachers). Ten of those years were spent teaching 6th grade Language Arts - so I can completely relate to the one wall lined with book shelves - same way in my room. <br /><br />Like you, I think books hold tremendous power and when the teacher believes that, and inspires his/her students to believe that, and really understand that, well, then the teacher has done their job.<br /><br />Inspiration is the key to make that happen. Enthusiasm, knowledge, humor and kindness have the power to ignite inspiration up like an M-80; then there is no turning back. Ka-boom! Once you're hooked on reading you never go back.K. M. Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167022736028223997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-36534177399542525672009-09-10T21:38:20.828-06:002009-09-10T21:38:20.828-06:00Too many things to count! I love books, and colle...Too many things to count! I love books, and collect old books. I love the colors, the smell, (who besides and avid reader know the 'smell' of a book...), the paper, etc. I've toyed with the Kindle idea, because I would LOVE to take my entire library with me, but I almost feel like I"m being unfaithful to the printed word....what a conundrum! Thanks for this post! Awesome!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230095866994143495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-37782080124796513702009-09-10T20:32:16.242-06:002009-09-10T20:32:16.242-06:00This oddly profound post. Woot.This oddly profound post. Woot.Ryan S. Kinsgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709819500632207934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-3452842685963150522009-09-10T19:53:29.940-06:002009-09-10T19:53:29.940-06:00I'm thankful my husband has a job! And also t...I'm thankful my husband has a job! And also that my 7 year old has discovered the magic in books. Thank you, Magic Treehouse!Bethany Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345327120999157124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-73736372318630062012009-09-10T18:59:33.094-06:002009-09-10T18:59:33.094-06:00Yay to books in ALL of their marvelous and ingenio...Yay to books in ALL of their marvelous and ingenious formats. Because it's the joy of reading that truly matters.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55943008562724169372009-09-10T17:57:03.096-06:002009-09-10T17:57:03.096-06:00I am thankful for all my writer friends :)I am thankful for all my writer friends :)Katie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067504634291164972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-74651907276996319592009-09-10T17:44:50.967-06:002009-09-10T17:44:50.967-06:00I'm thankful that books surround me every day ...I'm thankful that books surround me every day at work. Teachers are cool, too...especially my little dude's first grade teacher.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-48693111615700685512009-09-10T17:09:03.516-06:002009-09-10T17:09:03.516-06:00I love books too...but today I am thankful for the...I love books too...but today I am thankful for the people in my life that bring a little more joy to the planet...people like you :DChristine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85170428179423787372009-09-10T17:05:35.752-06:002009-09-10T17:05:35.752-06:00I am thankful for your blog because you make me sm...I am thankful for your blog because you make me smile. Cheesy, but hey, thought you should get a kudos. Besides that I am thankful for about a million authors and their words and worlds. And for the internet... so we can write and share stuff like this because this kind of interaction was impossible for the generations prior to ours...virg_nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965792839917010786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43328416976081038722009-09-10T16:52:31.236-06:002009-09-10T16:52:31.236-06:00It's true there is something special about an ...It's true there is something special about an actual book in your hands. I love books and probably learned it in elementary school. Way to go teachers! =)Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-45398537857865122402009-09-10T16:44:16.280-06:002009-09-10T16:44:16.280-06:00There is something special about holding a book. ...There is something special about holding a book. Thanks for reminding me! :O)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604687906788800639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-88321349239604325352009-09-10T13:13:47.965-06:002009-09-10T13:13:47.965-06:00Great post, Elana. I agree whole-heartedly. Real...Great post, Elana. I agree whole-heartedly. Real books will never be replaced by a Kindle in my world. There is no better experience than sitting down to read a book, feeling the pages under your fingertips as you walk through their world.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-82919441311212851842009-09-10T13:09:47.868-06:002009-09-10T13:09:47.868-06:00That's a great thing to be thankful for. My da...That's a great thing to be thankful for. My daughter is in 2nd grade and she loves to visit the library--at school and our public one. I love that books can hold such magic and intrigue.Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-37134449813119058962009-09-10T13:07:07.752-06:002009-09-10T13:07:07.752-06:00DITTO! I went to my son's kindergarten class o...DITTO! I went to my son's kindergarten class on Tuesday, and there is a whole reading nook, with books galore, and comfy seats, and plenty of pillows to lay on. I think I want to go back to kindergarten.Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-64315194740897850412009-09-10T12:55:42.354-06:002009-09-10T12:55:42.354-06:00LOL so glad to know I'm not the only one who e...LOL so glad to know I'm not the only one who enjoys sniffing my books ;) My husband looks at me like I'm crazy when I open a book and bring the pages to my face, inhaling that glorious scent :D<br /><br />I am also very VERY thankful for teachers, both those who have taught and inspired me in the past, and those that are doing the same for my children now. I am especially thankful because while my kids' teachers are teaching them, I get a few precious hours to myself to spend writing my own books :DMichelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-87180124576451499782009-09-10T10:04:23.902-06:002009-09-10T10:04:23.902-06:00i AGREE!!!! books just have there own smell. and n...i AGREE!!!! books just have there own smell. and nothing beats breaking open the binding of a brand new book and smelling that smell (much better than that new car smell, in my opnion!) never can have enough books!Tamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874273695706797628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-28404201981068417102009-09-10T09:29:48.822-06:002009-09-10T09:29:48.822-06:00I am VERY thankful for teachers, especially the on...I am VERY thankful for teachers, especially the ones who encouraged my writing and didn't try to curb my enthusiasm for the written word.<br /><br />That being said, I LOVE books. The smell of them, the way the pages feel between my fingers, just how TANGIBLE it is. When I travel I take so many with me, though, I probably should convert, but I can't. I feel like even considering that is a betrayal to the BOOK! :DWindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684298115679477705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-35891617796117207342009-09-10T08:58:10.793-06:002009-09-10T08:58:10.793-06:00i'm thankful for job interviews! got the call ...i'm thankful for job interviews! got the call yesterday! will interview tuesday before i leave for conference wednesday, so it all worked out. :)<br /><br />and i'm with about the books. i love turning pages in a book...although kindle for iphone is way cool. <br /><br />jeannie<br /><a href="http://charactertherapist.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Character Therapist</a>Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55737670480486614402009-09-10T08:47:38.289-06:002009-09-10T08:47:38.289-06:00I was in my son's Kindergarten class a few wee...I was in my son's Kindergarten class a few weeks ago and was thrilled when my 2-year-old ran over to the bookcase, picked out a book, then sat on the floor "reading" it for the next 20 minutes. She was turning the pages and saying the story out loud - which she was, of course, making up by the pictures. I love schools - it's also a great place to pick up how children play and speak to each other. <br /><br />What am I grateful for? Teachers for sure - my mom was a Reading Recovery teacher until she retired. Plus, anyone that can manage 20+ 5-year-olds without losing their mind has my undying gratitude. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-19566049687761758212009-09-10T08:30:22.123-06:002009-09-10T08:30:22.123-06:00Ditto that!
I'll add bookstores to the list b...Ditto that!<br /><br />I'll add bookstores to the list because otherwise we'd have nowhere to get our hands on these wonderful little self-contained universes.Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-90708812891198530412009-09-10T08:24:33.636-06:002009-09-10T08:24:33.636-06:00Thankful for librarians!Thankful for librarians!Lisa Aldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05423334732254639943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-75810470864767356582009-09-10T08:13:17.447-06:002009-09-10T08:13:17.447-06:00I am soooo grateful for teachers who spread the lo...I am soooo grateful for teachers who spread the love of books and I sure remember of few of my own who did. Have you seen this KindlevsBook video, hilarious...<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8FnVlcRT4A&feature=relatedTricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.com