tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173085194697324260.post9142250207424407668..comments2020-01-20T06:03:42.556-08:00Comments on time to change how we educate: Lara Liesbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16508988838670213808noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173085194697324260.post-88338991841395169912017-05-15T10:56:14.889-07:002017-05-15T10:56:14.889-07:00Hello! Yes! What lovely things to say. Ella is a s...Hello! Yes! What lovely things to say. Ella is a sweetheart - like I said to you, I hope she keeps writing forever as I saw a deep passion in her soul through her eyes. And stalking - ha ha! Isn't that what Facebook is for!<br /><br />I'd love to join the group - should I search for it?<br /><br />LaraLara Liesbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508988838670213808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173085194697324260.post-42082212597708618332017-05-15T03:10:29.289-07:002017-05-15T03:10:29.289-07:00Hey, um, I met you at Emily Writes' Mother'...Hey, um, I met you at Emily Writes' Mother's Day thing, (I'm Ella's mum), and saw your fab write up of it for the booksellers blog, and now I've stalked you like a crazy person.<br />Firstly, because I recognised, in the words you did not say, the reality of "I've been doing a really worthy thing for ages that I love and believe in, but it was slowly killing me, like being trapped under a burning couch," and I just wanted to acknowledge that. I have been in a similar place and it's horrible. Hopefully things are lighter for you now.<br />Secondly, I wanted to invite you to a Facebook writers group (but one with a difference). It's called Brilliant +Amazing + Writers + Mothers, and it is truly the most supportive and nurturing online creative space I have encountered. There are women there who are all types of writers, from published authors to bloggers, to poets, to academic writers working in a publish-or-die environment, to those who just dream with a pen in their hand. You would be very welcome.<br />And lastly, Ella would like you to know that the new English teacher is 'good, but not as good as Ms Liesbeth'<br />Much aroha to you. Thank you for making my daughter's first term at school a special one, and well done for making a choice to nurture yourself. ❤️Staceyhttp://kombucharesearch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173085194697324260.post-59005425165788300242017-02-11T11:04:31.591-08:002017-02-11T11:04:31.591-08:00Thanks, Lee-Ann. That's really lovely to hear....Thanks, Lee-Ann. That's really lovely to hear. XxLara Liesbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508988838670213808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173085194697324260.post-24183521146680648432017-02-10T22:09:52.007-08:002017-02-10T22:09:52.007-08:00I've enjoyed following your teaching career La...I've enjoyed following your teaching career Lara. I have felt proud of your achievements (odd I know)and felt you gave a lot of yourself, and that you really loved your pupils, which is something I identified with. I don't miss teaching, but I miss my pupils, and the privilege of teaching them. I look forward to what you do next. with love from Lee-Annmichaelobrien@bookbinder.co.nzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354489067407574144noreply@blogger.com