It's time for me to say goodbye. When I started to write in this blog, I could not imagine it would be so pleasing. I only hope it has also been satisfying or at least entertaining for most of you.
Not so many weeks ago, a person I really admire reminded me that what matters in life is not the final destination, but the road, the people you meet and the friends you make on it. I leave the school full of unforgettable memories.
Thanks to all the students at Álvaro Yáñez and to all the teachers in the English Department. I have spent here six wonderful years. I'll carry all of you in my heart.
I'm sure that the blog will go on in the next years. And it would be nice to be able to participate in some way on it. As I don't like farewells, I'll post a song and a poem which speak for me.
Thank you for all the stickers, Manuel!!!
ReplyDeleteAlthough you had never been my official English teacher, I had so much fun in York with you and it is sad that you are leaving. We will all miss you so much.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the best Mamma Mia singer in the whole world! :)
Yes, Rocío, we had a really fantastic time in York. I will also miss you all. You don't know how rewarding it is for a teacher to have students like you. Keep on working and good luck!
DeleteYou have been my college, and I hope You are always my friend!!! Good Luck in your new Secondary School!! :) Chuchiños.
ReplyDeleteYes, Carmen, we have lived through a lot of good moments and some other not so good. These years, you have taught me how to resist and overcome all obstacles. Your strength makes us all stronger. I hope to be your friend for a long, long time.
DeleteManuel, it has been a great pleasure working with you in Bembibre all these years.
ReplyDeleteI wish you all the luck in your new school. I am sure they will be very lucky to have you as a member of the teaching staff. Here we will keep on looking for "A Method in the Madness".
And.. yes, it is sad but "Show must go on".
Thanks for the time in York, was an experience in which I found, but I have not given your class, you're very good teacher!
ReplyDeleteIN THE NAME OF OF THE STUDENTS OF 1º BACHILLERATO HHCCSS.
ReplyDeleteEXCUSE OUR LINGUSTIC MISTAKES.
THIS IS JUST TO SAY...
Next year is going to be, in part, a sad year for us because one of the best teachers will not be with us, it sounds like he died but no. Although we know that there’s no turning back, we’ll say it one last time, don’t go Manu! You make very bad about leaving, because we’re going to miss you, especially us, your students of 1st HCS, which, modesty aside, you’re going to miss too. We all kept a lot of memories with you, and complied a small piece of all these memories during these years, let’s see:
Well, first of all you must be proud now, so many times you told us to write a comment on the blog and now we’re dedicating you an entry! But we don’t like to do it in farewell. One day, we remember, you took us to the language lab just for leave a comment in the blog, we think you’re a hipster, because you’re a blogger, you have “gafas-pasta” and you like English, and England… the total hipster. We will really miss your terrible jokes, with which you start to laugh for a half an hour, especially the joke “if, if between” or "What's green and smells like paint - green paint”.
When one time, you opened the door and said “Look, the light don’t turn on”. We will miss also every time that we have an exam you tell us “is the easiest exam of your lives” or… “your second easiest exam of your lives” or… the third easiest exam of your lives” sadly we will not get to the fourth easiest exam of your lives. We will also miss all the examples in which you always put the verb “work” to influence us , and put verbs in the third person negative with an “s” for we tell you that is wrong. You’re a teacher that wants to take until the last second of class, “We have 5 minutes left, we have to take advantage!” and as is logical to want to take advantage of time, when people are late for mishaps like “ I didn’t have hot water” you get angry sometimes, but others you just start laughing, again.
You give many turns to examples, which we appreciate in exams, but during the class… not much. When you say “I’ve never put any warning, do you want me to put the first? When you put us in the examples in a sentence that always, always, always there’s a hint behind it. You never know when there’s meetings at last class… And we don’t know how do you do it, we have class always at first hour of the morning, you enter in class made a fashion plate, sometimes with your typical shirts with short sentences in English in it, and you leave class full of chalk everywhere. There are so many things we will miss about you… but one thing: the pen of the zeros, always threatening to zeros and the same pen in hand, we hate that pen, we want you to throw it, it’s terrifying.
However and with that, hope you’re happy wherever you go, still watching SpongeBob with your children, and if we don’t see you again, at least you have a good memory of all of us, as we have of you! You will be greatly missed.
With a little tear in all our eyes, your students.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WLLjgNZES0&hd=1
Thank you so much to all the students of 1st HCS!
DeleteIt has been a great surprise to see your moving message. You have turned the daily obligation to go to work into a real pleasure (even though we had to get up so early). You have shown to me to be not only good students but, what is more, great people.
Keep on working and being as you are now! I´m sure that you'll get the reward that you deserve.
I hope to see you some day soon. You can be sure that I am already missing you and that I will carry with me a lot of beautiful and unforgettable memories of you all.
It's been a real pleasure to be your teacher all these years (how lucky I am that you cannot see me as touched as I am now)
I wish you the best of luck!
Manu, thanks for all these years in the Álvaro, though you never taught me I am sure you have been one of the best teachers here, from what I have been told. And of course thanks for the wondrous work you have done on this blog, those 29k views are the aftermath of your awesome posts. I wish you all the luck anywhere you go :)
ReplyDeleteYou can leave the school, but you'll never get away from your favourite Barça's supporter (who will keep asking you to translate whatever whenever...)
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Let's sing a song as a farewell!
http://youtu.be/xNs3nK31DKc
Manu, it's so sad to say goodbye, I just wanted to let you know that we are going to miss you so much. Good luck and thank you for everything
ReplyDeleteAlthough you have never been my teacher, I know you are one of the best teachers of this high school. I wish you good luck.
ReplyDeleteAlthough you haven´t been my teacher, the week that I espend whit you an all the students in York, was an unforgettable experience.
ReplyDeleteGood luck and see you in the future !!
Hi Manu, Its so much time in the high school and we never had the luck to be taught by you.I am angry and jealous because students of another school are about to get a fabulous teacher while we are about to lose one. Good luck dear Manu.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been taught by you but being with you in York made me realise that you are one of the best teachers in the school, always worried about his students and trying his best to make them learn and enjoy at the same time .You know what they say: ''When one door closes, another opens'' I just wish you all the best!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck, Manuel! I was great working with you this year; you've helped and taught me so much. Along with the rest of the English teachers and the students, you made this the most memorable year of my life. The kids love you; the students you have in the years to come are lucky to have you, and if I so chose to become a teacher, I hope I'm half as great as you are. Thank you for everything, and best wishes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all these years, I just wanted to say that we are going to miss you. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteWe are so disappointed because we never have the opportunity to share with you our English classes. We wish that you will confortable in another place. We'll never gorget you!
ReplyDeleteYou´ll always be `The boss´. We´ll miss you a lot, your jokes and cakes... All the best for you.
ReplyDeleteMaría Suárez is quite busy these days but she told me to wish you the best too.
Manuel, Maite told me that you're leaving Bembibre, and I wanted to wish you the best of luck. It was wonderful working with you a few years ago, and both the students you have had and those you will have at your new school are very lucky to have you! Álvaro Yáñez is losing a great teacher! Good luck in your new endeavors!
ReplyDeleteManuel, I heard you were leaving and wanted to tell you that I had so much fun and learned so much working with you last year! I miss the coffees with you and the other teachers :). Working in Bembibre was one of the best experiences I've ever had and it wouldn't have been the same without you. I wish you the best of luck and know that you will be greatly missed. Thank you for everything you taught me, I wish you the best of luck!!!!
ReplyDeleteManuel, you won´t probably read this but I didn´t exactly know you were leaving, so I want you to know that you have been an outstanding teacher over the years, and I really appreciate your hard work and intuition, as a student, and a friend I hope you have great career.
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