| GUESTBOOK |
|
July 13, 2005 - Present
|
|
[PREV] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 .. 38 [NEXT]
Gary Zavitz
|
12/03/08 08:59:15
|
|
Professor Geary,
Just so you know, we really appreciate everything you have done for our son. He has matured so much with you. And we see the difference at home and out in public. He has become such a confidant young man.
Gary Zavitz
|
|
|
Alexis
|
11/13/08 22:17:10
|
|
|
Hello Professor,
I'm very pleased with your teaching. I like the way you instill order in the school and take a genuine interest in the engagement and learning of the kids. Keep up the good work!
|
|
|
Annette H.
|
11/11/08 17:00:15
|
|
|
Christopher,
I think your best poems are the first three in Book VIII, rather than the ones featured on your MySpace page. Besides that, I like the way you are pursuing your various interests concomitantly. Not many people can widen the lens of their focus like that without there being a loss of intensity in one project or another.
Best,
Annette
Twin Cities, Minnesota
|
|
|
Jane Davis
|
10/30/08 01:00:24
|
|
|
Dear Professor---
Nice website.
Not nearly enough pictres of Mark S Marrufo.
|
|
|
Stephanie
|
10/29/08 16:32:06
|
|
|
Christopher,
Your poem, “II” was a nice reflection of the Human Condition, The desire to do better in a world that desires both the best and the worst in us. Wanting to be kind, and do right, in a harsh world. I like the way you used the eyes looking out, and the introspective perception to create a world of fancy based of off simple truths of the human condition.
Well Done,
Stephanie
Bellevue, Nebraska
|
|
|
Rose
|
10/27/08 11:18:26
|
|
|
Hello Christopher,
I read your poem, “II” a few times, and find it very moving and deep; melting feelings and daily sadness together in a unique way...very well done and I love it.
Rose
|
|
|
Sandy
|
10/26/08 19:26:49
|
|
|
Christopher,
I will definitely vote for you. I totally agree that there needs to be more parent involvement and discipline for children to achieve in school. Good Luck!
Sandy
|
|
|
Deborah
|
10/26/08 11:36:48
|
|
|
Christopher,
You sound like someone with a good head on your shoulders. You will get my vote. I especially agree with you on your views about parenting and the role it plays in a child’s life. Good luck on your run for the Learning Community Council.
Kind regards,
Deborah
|
|
|
Rose
|
10/08/08 13:06:50
|
|
|
Hello Christopher,
I received your campaign postcard in the mail the other day for the Learning Community Council. Looks like things are moving right along for you. With the crisis of the economy and all the hustle and bustle, commute to work, taken children different functions there is not much time left for family time; it is a convenience for the majority of people to do things by mail/email, internet etc.
Speaking for myself, maybe a few others  I see fewer people reading the paper, mostly the stocks and sports, if that. Multitasking by watching/listing TV news while getting ready for work or at dinner time seem to be the way of life. So, direct mail is the ideal sure response way to go for you.
I like a straight forward honest person, who doesn’t, say what you mean and mean what you say, don’t promise something you can’t deliver. Dislike very much using “old dirt” and faults of running mates against each other instead just do your own job as best you can, that should be all that counts. At times it turns into much of a circus.
We have elected people for what they stand, promised to change for the better and new goals to work for and the minute they’re in office, lots slipped trough the cracks and just opposite what the people wanted and voted for was done.
Being a democrat, I am for someone who is for the people that really needing the help for getting jobs, health care, on the job childcare; take care of our own before we help others. How can we be an example/ roll model for other countries if our own people are in the streets, without jobs hungry and killing each other?!
Be well,
Rose
|
|
|
Jennifer
|
10/07/08 16:11:39
|
|
|
Mr. Geary,
I read your statement regarding your run for the Learning Community Council:
"I hope to provide careful, thoughtful guidance to resolve educational issues in the Omaha metropolitan area as a member of the new Learning Community Council. While I will work to increase educational opportunities and address achievement gap issues, I also believe there is no substitute for good old, fashioned parenting. As a teacher for 14 years, I understand the need for parents to be personally involved with their children. Without a strong foundation at home, no kid, whether residing in the inner city or in a comfortable suburb, has any chance of succeeding. My goal is to carefully balance opportunity and reality with an already overburdened tax system."
~ Christopher N. Geary
I would absolutely support your platform. I can make that statement with legitimacy as the school system is something that I deal with on a daily basis on many levels.
I have a 7 year old who struggles in first grade, and 11 year old who excels in 6th grade. I find that they both begin to slip through the cracks on opposite ends of the spectrum, therefore I am very active in their schooling in the parental role. I have much respect for [most] teachers but the main issue that I do encounter in both cases is an inflexibility and unwillingness to deal with children on an individual (personality) basis. Although I understand that it is impossible to accommodate for every shift in personality and needs of each child, I find that often the mentality of the teacher is so rigid it leaves no lee-way for those that struggle or excel.
I look, albeit from the outside, at teaching in this manner: The child is the client, the parent the business and the teacher the employee. It is essential that all 3 parties work together to gain the greatest profit.
I know that there is a severe lack of parental-involvement in education. I realize that the hours I spend nightly with my children are not the norm, nor are they even possible in many families situations. In a way, I miss the "it takes a village to raise a child" mentality of small town America. The world has moved on in an unfortunate way where a neighbor often can not be trusted to help in raising a child. I have made an effort to make sure that my children have other trusted adults available to them to help in any way.
As a full-time college student myself, I also see the affects that the public school system has on those whom have recently graduated. I am always curious as to what is behind some students' drive and others' complete lack-thereof. The factors are so intertwined from parental influence to prior education and life experience that it is interesting to hear the different back stories and determine what, if anything, was the biggest influence to their present situations.
The first lesson that we teach at home is respect, the second is personal responsibility and the third is consequence and the fourth is tolerance. It is never too early to begin to instill these values in children. I feel that these four attributes can be the cornerstone to success in today's world regardless of the obstacles one may face.
Jennifer
|
|
[PREV] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 .. 38 [NEXT]
|
|
|
 |
 |
