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01-25-2024, 11:25 PM
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Heart Bursting
Got something I gotta share with you guys...
Been tutoring for the last 30 yrs, since I retired 2 yrs ago I have been able to put more time to this hobby. My regular program was shut down due to funding so had the wife put an ad in her workplace bulletin offering free tutoring.
Ended up working with 7 kids at different levels, in some cases the kids were failing (test scores 40% or less). Just got a note from 2 of the kids that worked their ass off, wrapped up their math & sciences in the low 90s, final grades were A's. The effect on their confidence was tangible. 2 of the kids were special needs so their growth is especially meaningful.
I was clear that the tutoring was free (has been since I started), a couple parents missed that and gave me Thank You cards with gift cards inside. Will be converting them to smaller value Tims cards that will be given to First Responders...I've done this before.
Weird feeling telling a cop or fire truck to pull over but feels good afterwards.
My heart is full
Zeke
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01-25-2024, 11:43 PM
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well done
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01-26-2024, 03:14 AM
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Good job
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01-26-2024, 06:08 AM
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You sir have made a big difference. Thank you.
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01-26-2024, 06:36 AM
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Good on you Zeke... 
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01-26-2024, 06:40 AM
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The world needs more of this.... of what you have done Thanks for making a difference.
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01-26-2024, 06:42 AM
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You are not a good person, you are a great person!
Need more like you out there so keep it up and more will follow.
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01-26-2024, 06:57 AM
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Heh!!! BZ good things happen to good people too .. get ready ... the miracles you worked with these kids will pay off in ways you will never know ... keep moving the dial forward, the world is a better place cuz you are in it ... blessings, miracles, and love ❤️ 2u ant to all of you like BZ
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01-26-2024, 07:02 AM
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Good on you Zeke. I am sure those kids will remember your work well into their latter lives. If a man can make people remember them many years after he has done something.
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01-26-2024, 07:10 AM
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Good job Zeke, you have made a dig difference in their lives, helping other succeed in life is very gratifying
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01-26-2024, 07:18 AM
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You might very well have helped keep those kids from a downward spiral and ending up on the streets. Literally life saving.
Good work.
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01-26-2024, 12:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pikergolf
Good on you Zeke. I am sure those kids will remember your work well into their latter lives. If a man can make people remember them many years after he has done something.
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Exactly!
Our time here is short. What we leave behind in the memories of children is what lives on.
BZ, you have done incredible work. May it pay great dividends in this life, and the next. 
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01-26-2024, 07:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CBintheNorth
Exactly!
Our time here is short. What we leave behind in the memories of children is what lives on.
BZ, you have done incredible work. May it pay great dividends in this life, and the next. |
Agree completely. The very best a person can leave behind is a raft of folks who remember you for the help and mentoring you gave them. Most other markers of sucess are fleeting at best.
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